Evening star., 1928-06-03

THE taste for uniforms is decidedly
on the increase IN this country.
While a few decades ago Euro
pesn visitors here we're usually
struck by the lack Of uniforms
among domestic employees and hotel
workers, they certainly can find no fault
On this score now. five continue at
the rate we are going. We shall soon be
the most uniformed country IN the
world.
The change has come. think. be-
cause IL is nov considered privilege
rather than a disgrace 70 wear uni
form A uniform no longer means
naenisl service Quite the reverse. The
maid Of all work, who just helps around
and has no chance 10 do anything well
and usually commands fairly low
wage wears no uniform. The cook or
waitress who receives SIS week does
wear one. Trained nurses wear uEls-
FERNS, and 50 do surgeons in the opeTat-
ing room. The ol6-fashioned country
dentist wears a white linen coat; the
up-to-date, hisf1-price6 city dentist
wears regulation dental surgeons uni
form.
High -saasried saIeswomen III the book
departments of important department
stoges wear uniform green silk EuOcks:
woman employees In some Of the banks
also wear Snocks during Office hours.
Skilled operators IN the beauty parlorg
and hsaYdreSSing establishments wear
complete uniforms Of one sort or an
other Telephone operators IN busy e2-
changes not. infreauentIy are required
70 wear them. Girl usi1ers wear pic
g1res9ue uniforms. sometimes specially
applicable 20 the play being produced
al the tinae.
In many Of the better-clsss boarding
scnooiS uniforms are required. In some
q the large city churches BOSS who sing
e the choir are pyoslde6 With military
aooking uniforms which they wear with
pride On dress occasions. even when
e1 wita the church. Boy and Girl
Seogts are proud of the pFiyiiege Of
wearing uniforms. TOO.
The American public, think. Is e@pe~
eazlly susceptible 10 The appeal of
Aszzg1 Uniform, and Il sere proprietor
~ q Summer agzel OF 2 beauty shop or
q tez room, ! think ! sioald consider
1xse outlay cn EaszEt uniforms as 90 eZ-
cee1spgiy worthwhile investment
A reader Br0te 70 nle the other day 70
sEk for suggestions for q smart uniform
for the mattresses Of her tea room
which, sise esi6. catered 70 & very high
e3Sas Clientele Ene wanted something
very new and rather striking Before
send4ag my &ny1oe I took pSinE 10
Eofzee the uniforms worn nY tKae wait
7e@seS 10 q number u tkae s1nzTtest city
Gez rooms and restaurants. And came
" the coEsclHsson tsazt the newest and
Euzxtkgt sort II waitress uniform Is no
GD4eT the picturesque fancy~dfesS af~
fair that II a1Se6 W be . fes years ago
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tea rooms where y09 fsl1 girls dressed
Ike 2easizz giTss ~ Dresden sfepherd-
eSseg, lgnt~cos0sec gltyeSses Ia bright
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SoFs If thing. arc al IN IEak direction of
. nGDre eoqgent2o12sl TYPE
The s21gfse@t class ~ customers are
ness p3ezse6 ghen they 1nd ssisxesses
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TA6 them In tfs K10ss carefully Teg3-
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