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Show BECOMINGLY DRESSED. No Matter How Old, a Woman Should H Be Careful of Personal Clean- H ltness and Dross, H To bo well and becomingly dressed docs not necessarily mean a largo out- H lay of either tlmo or money; neither. does it call for tho Intest "creation" of stylo or material. Often, the slm- fl plcst and most Inexpensive materials, mado up with regard to the suitable- H ness of Btyle, color and fabric, adap- J tation to the flguro and to tho age,. nro tho most becoming nnd effective. A slmplo five-cent calico or lnwn can bo mado Into n very dressy and be- J coming garment, whllo a bit of laco J or linen about tho neck, and a touch of color at tho throat, combined with H dainty personal cleanliness, will mako J tho plainest ot women nttrnctlvo. Do H not bo In too big n hurry to "dress H nccordlng to your ngo," for ono will grow old fast enough, nnd It Is Just H as well to hang on to a remnant or H youth as long ns ono can, even It ono. H has to resort to slmplo nrtlllclal means H to accomplish it. Personal cleanlt- ness Is nn adjunct to good looks nbovo H everything else, nnd a woman should H glvo proper attention to this feature. H It Ib all nonsense for a woman to H claim that sho is "too old," or too H poor, or too overworked to caro for H her personal appearance. Sho should H rcsolvo not to grow old; not to be H too poor to uso sonp r.nd water and H n wash rag, or an emollient for tho H cleansing of tho face, neck nnd hands, H or for tho proper dressing of her hair. H Sho should take, as hor right, a fow H minutes overy day ln which to prop- B erly nttend to her toilet, nnd learn to B regard a pleasing personal appear- HBVJ anca as much of a necessity as tho HBVJ getting up of tho family meals. This B duty she owes to horsolf. BBVJ It Is not so much what "others say" HBVJ about us that should influence us; wo HBVJ should approve of ourselves. Deny It as ono may, a becomingly dressed HBVJ woman Irresistibly compels our nttcn- HBVJ tlon nnd commnnda our respect, 'bo VJ sho young or old, nnd neatness ot HBV poraon and apparel is a passport Into refined society. Wo instinctively pay homago to a woman who rcspocU hersolf. Moreover, "looks" havo a J inornl and spiritual effect upon one, J and tho woman who knows sho li ploasant to look at feels pleasant, and Is pleasant, becauso in attracting ap- fl proving attention from others, she, feels respect for herself which noth- fl lng but tho nssurnnco that sho "looks well" can over glvo her. The Com- |
