Show V fun fra w By y Jane Clothes and the woman H HoW w Ins inseparable parable are the two subjects subjects sub sub- V VAs VAs' the contents contents contents con con- As As' an index is Is' a key to tents of a book so does a wardrobe indicate the ch character ra ter of a woman Every woman woman unconsciously or otherwise otherwise oth oth- selects her clothes clothen with the notion of ot catching the fancy of man This excellent ambition may center cen center center cen cen- ter itself on the fancy of one man manor manor manor or it may spread l itself over an Indefinite in indefinite indefinite In- In definite gro group p of men but the fact of ot its existence Is no more more deniable than the tho eternal thirst for love and admiration admiration admi admiration ration betwee sexes Here again on the subject of clothes V occurs on one of ot tho the strangest paradoxes in the history of human conquest V Almost every man sur surely ly every ery right minded man dislikes loud ex- ex x- x conspicuous conspicuous' clothes on on n woman wo wo- wo man V Every woman woman is thoroughly ac acquainted acquainted acquainted ac- ac w with th th this this' s' s aversion has been schooled in it has hag come in contact with it St at one time or or another Yet any number of women women go o on making the same class mistake in hi se selection selection selection se- se lection of clothes for no other son In the world except their own vanity and perversity There Is tho the matter for tor example of the bright red hat If today you OU should go forth In the highways and byways of your community community com corn and solicit opinions of th the first twelve men you meet on red hats there Is every chance in the world the verdict would be a unanimous guilty gunty guil gun ty There m might be one stubborn man man On on the Jury who would hold holdout holdout holdout out in favor of red hats That man manwill manwill will bear watching Now there is nothing under the summer summer s sun n wrong with a red h hat t On the contrary such a colorful chapeau V may be most becoming to certain feminine types Men who cast ast castan castan an adverse vote will admit as much Yet Yet Yet-if if you leave it to masculine se selection selection se- se lection not one man in i a million wll select a red hat for a woman of t f his own family Why I Ask the men themselves They will wUl tell teU you a red hat is conspicuous con cen- Cn ous It It looks a bit er well well er loud Style beauty becoming less are all aIt lost in that one disagreeable thought of attracting undue The male of the species if he Is is wholesome it in I mind and honorable Ini in i intention is an amazingly modest creature V His pride in the woman woman of or his choice is not that of the showman eager to exhibit his wares Rather isIt isit is isit it that of the private collector of ot gems who loves his possessions for their rare beauty and charm and who is content to share this admiration and appreciation with a small circle of real friends Not long ago go a man gave me this confidence concer concerning a certain woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man of ot our acquaintance She came down to the office to call on on me one day said the man Just droned in no In-no no definite engage engle ment I started toward the recer on on room On the way I happened to glance through a side door She Sho did not hot see me I was mighty glad I raw w her first Couldn't miss her as a mt rud- rud t- t ter of fact She had on a new new 01 ot it some sort of orange colored stuff Never ran across such orangy ge geIn in my life Considerable glare e t What did you do I asked What did I do do Ducked of course Sent word I wasn't in Do you think that was quite nice The man looked at me in surprise You Tou dont don't suppose I was going to walk along the street with her In in that g getup tuP do you he demanded Id have felt like a fool or part c f t a a parade or parade or or something No sl siree ree A woman oman has no right Ight to make malce such sl sucha a show of herself I V There you are Man Judgment And I have no doubt the woman woma In in question had thought to look her p pet pret et r this particular lar nian else why would she have taken the tho trouble to tol call l on h him V Strolling up Fifth avenue Americas America's pr premiere fashion pathway the other I day the futility of ot exaggeration In style was brought home with a crash I Just ahead of me were two well dressed clean limbed virile looking yo young ng men absorbed in their own conversation conversation con con- to the oblivion of casual passersby Suddenly I saw saw aw both men halt hatt and turn squarely In their tracks Then The loud dresser Is I. a adeal g deal like the loud talker loud talker spouts a lot but I most moat he ho proves in the end endis ilis isa il isais is somewhat of a fool 7 loud dresser wears a fot t clothes and the most moat she shein pro in the tho end Is she is a seeker slicker And how men do do sensationalism I When we w willi t tto to see ice eo a circus lady we go gothe the circus The circus lady real life lifo is ia one of mans man's pet III M j the reason for what appeared j their hypnotized condition I upon me It lt w was waa s a young youn girl freal fresh as a a. young girl should be But to 4 all hint of the tho simplicity of I ife ended J j 1 This silly woman child wo howling lace green reen hat with IO f of feather trimming that bes l queen of the FIJI Islands Her Hex J was of bf dark material with and a green sash that 9 1 wantonly In the wind There no sleeves worth mentioning R skirt of It scarcely made shift shUt Therel to 1 the kneecaps Lace stockings ner ncr than the web of a starved if and little Fr French sll slit sU with stilt heels completed the the- the the-c makeup i The girl herself e added the lights of ot hilarity She was hop hog y ly bowlegged Mb The first of the stupefied gained consciousness enough t t this his head blink his eyes yes and puzzled face faco to his companIon V V Did you see the same i thi saw he demanded I did nodded the second y Thought at first I was hay hav nightmare BK Well of all the the thein in chorus the two of them trailed off ji re regular ular roar of ot laughter I I glanced back As far as assee 1 see pedestrians were turning at II a Ir craning their necks to get a alook look at the freak There were r of amusement of ot derision on t faces There was not one ad adi gleam M What a travesty on clothe clothes ai the purpose of them w Bein Being a woman I t have reas rang reas know the assembled wardrobe jat pC Qt j stupid sideshow miss could no totaled a cent less Jess ess than e sive of a sable neckpiece and 1 knows how much value In dressing Five hundred dollars dollar be a conservative estimate Money wasted Effort wasted wasteS n wasted V Instead of achieving your young lady had taken on the c cl ter of a comic valentine H Yet I have no doubt In her forwardness forwardness she thought hersel herself Irresistible M MIt It Jt 1 Iq I f n opinion too prevalent denied that men men object to e tr fi collete I believe there are fe to this rule rule especially especially conc concerns a mans man's sister or th the fit heart he hopes to mary marry 1 Why then does each sea season Icle a lower and still sun lower cu cut sage Why do women deliberate II this delicacy on the part of th e men this sensitiveness TI t every law of or reas reason n should bel belthe the woman herself rather than protector bl V 4 A butterly of fas f DI bankrupt the father who a ado dor ador dorthe the husband who loves h her t l' glittering gUttering evening owns gowns so sJ C backed and U fronted they I Ithe every grossness of skin every b band b and fault of contour A woman will quarrel bl bitter her fiance or her husband a iq blouse so thing it Is a a. cO cop con b brather rather than a covering s shave have been leen broken lf I wreck over such a trifle as sheer frock V I Ic c And the perversity of It 1st is isman's t mans man's ambition Is to please Copyright by the the- Evening 1 Tel t |