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Show CLOTHES ITH the large majority of the a i J women the great question this v-M winter is how to be chic without with-out expense for the dress allowance al-lowance of tho average woman Is not large. Despite this fact most of us possess the feminine and most laudable lauda-ble Instinct for "looking nice." Every right-minded, natural woman is wholesomely interested in her clothes, and it Is her bounden duty to mako herself attractive and to be well-dressed lu tho best sense In the sense of not pandering to extravagance extrava-gance or freakishness, or going to any of these extremes which are merely the essence of bad dressing. Wo do not want empty vanity and self-adornment, but wo need tho self Tespect engendered by a certain amount of elegance and suitably pretty pret-ty attire, but simply to please ourselves our-selves and keep us sufficiently high in our own esteem. Dress has an enormous effect on the mentality of womankind, and bad dressing is generally a sign of either slothfulness or a slackening of tho mental and even moral attitude. Fine feathers are not necessary, but it Is necessary to pay the great attention tn vnnr nkln vonr hair, vour hands, your general grooming. Spend money mon-ey wisely on good things if few, havo all your otccteras, such as hats, shoes and gloves, well chosen and well thought out, your hair well brushed and prettily dono. Tho tout ensem-blo ensem-blo that Is soigno really achieves far moro distinction and is altogether more agreeable than tho ono 'on which much money has obviously been spent It has been well said that color is tho salvation of tho impecunious. A good color senso will save many dollars dol-lars In dress allowances, and the - golorfrweli -iflrtthOj- true-economist 4a dress. To bo ablo to contract the right blue with tho right pink, tho soft gray with just tho right propor-woman propor-woman who can chooso aud blend hor tlon of orango or wine color, or black and white to mako a really distlng-lshed distlng-lshed gown is an asset worth having and worth cultivating. It Is for lack of this sixth sense that so much dressing lacks chic and that tho gown which has cost many dollars Is so fy,. , |
