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Show 1 1 The : WoDJLDfXsniori :i 1 1 1 T tie Sure i.Te G irjl vs tvdt 't'he. less STOHTPt becaa Kei Gsr-b is one of Tailored Simplicity Present Style of Tailored lJ Garb Well Adapted for Business Wear - Cor-. Cor-. duroy a Practical Fabric- Footwear Should Always jj Bespeak Prosperity-Stretching Prosperity-Stretching the Dress Al-: Al-: lowance to include Gala A Frocks. v 1J'I ijh tlie modern business M woman by no mean3 affects a uniform, there are i rl iln fc mantlnc iul-s ol d i '.o which 31 8nw must adhere if her costume la to f$l press good taste and personal fa-a fa-a mlliarity with the canons of good mkt form. A white gabardine suit (rimmed (rim-med with beaver, accompanied by liltc cloth spats ma.1,- be Indisputably Indisputa-bly correct, and very, very smart also on the Boardwalk at Atlantic City i for Instance; but such a suit worn 4 in the crowded subway and In the down town bu-,n... .list'K t would ' be in the worst possible taste; doubly J r If us v. i r ' t . r' . ov cl !y a busi- I : v.. .ii. .i. "i. II...- v,.,y i... nor day's ' occu p.i ' 1 1 i . r II l ls lno ambition of every business SI omdn to J'J"k prosperous, for suc-. suc-. I cess begets success and many of the J beet plums in the business world go to thu-c v, : i . - -. 1 1 n ji ance and! manner at least convey the Impi-es-. if '"'' ! !' ' : I.- - ... In 80- ! h"l ling good posltli OS. j hc business woman desires tu look tt J Pretty, too that Is her natural fern- J j Inlne prerogative; but the right kind 0 f C J 1 1 . I .. . ' ,, ,., ,. . , assured position with oppor-: oppor-: tunities of steady advancement and a ' generous salary when tho employee's n , w ..i 1 1, i ,, , ,, j ,) i i i-fers pret tinese suppressed Into exquisitely noat comeliness, to prettlness flaunted pro- w v..,. ., i ;-. , i ,,. i -i ., . fuil.. :.nVs In r hi- I i. i ot.l . 1 f Fortunately most business women JJ : ore young, and youth can be pretty It i: ' t ii. -I ., 'I twenty la just as perfect and plowing I in u Sim pit blue gorge and turnover tr v- hue . mi;.. . .. . .-1 . . , . .ii.: i m a Paris m gown of .silk ;md lace. It Is to mld- die age that scv-ie garb Is ciu-l. Neckwear Mala-- or Mar- i lie Business Costume. There are two Items tho well dressed woman is very particular J , , 1 ; I hOSe .lt'ivis ;. .i " k that n- i. v. . I.,. ..ii ;h in line will i' 1 s'- 'on shon are 1 1 emendously '; i'"' . oihfns spn h -ird V la. k. - . ,.) . ,,ili:r. , ' J pair j of shabby, run-over, worn-out shoes: I and Inversely, success, prosperity ana IS, : i u .-i , i.. an expressed . . , i -1 i , , i good quail tj The ' buyiners woman who is undergoing i, . ' , v. .. , riunce 'looking Xor a job" atiouiu never attemp; it Hst fotp 3.50 Tfew tnilitzLry Blou-oe isipe Ides t for orCiceVesi-TKis Mbdel ifl of I WKite Tub dtlk in footwear that Is not splc and span and Irreproachable. Jt Is well to have-two have-two or thrt-t- pairs of boots of the same sore, though one. pair should be of stouter character than the others, for stormy weather wear For tho clear weather boots there is no Objection to patent leather, and this leather Is more easily kept In condition than the dull calf which must be polished every day. One pair of boots should always - in readiness, for the business busi-ness woman never knows when she may oversleep of a morning, and the wild scramble ensuing will allow no i time to attend to neglected footwear. When the boots an- cleatti l and ( ... -Ished and thj doln;; of three pairs at ones will conserve much valuable time for th busy woman all loose button; should be .fastened and new laces put In if the least sin of wear ! apparent, for there is nothing more trying than a snapped bboilaco when one Is dressing In a hurry. Fresh neckwear also la best pro-vlded pro-vlded in sumolent quantity to last out the week, so that laundering maybe may-be attended to all at one time. A mun never thinks of putting on yesterday's collar for n new day at the office, and the business woman will be wise to follow hlH example. ESven If the lingerie turnover looks passable when one dresses In the morning In that frame of mind when any extra exertion exer-tion Is to be avoided If possible Its Freshness win not be likely to endure, far beyond nr. on. if It was yesterday's collar. There 1 a safe and sure rule about collar-wear which man usually follows religiously, and that Is. if there is the slightest doubt as to whether or not a collar la soiled enough to discard, discard it Instantly, iii'h Collared Blouses Por Office Wear. Just now hth necks are in fashion and the business girl who knows very well that a neat, high collar is really the proper thing for olll'.e wear, may eongratulato herself that It Is also the fashionable style. One of tho new military blouses with a collar buttoned up to tho chin is Illustrated. To bo, smart, these collars must button or appear to button in a line with the I Opening of the waist. The high stock collar fastening in the back is not at all fashionable. The blouse pictured Is of while tub silk which lauuders ad- mlrably if not pressed with too hot' an Iron. Tub silk is not as trans-parent trans-parent as sheer buttstes or lawns, and Ii In better taste for business wear. Its softness and luster, also, make It exceedingly becoming to all women The model pictured has whlto silk braid bound edges, link-button cuffs and tho new military epaulette shoul- dcr strap, covering the shoulder seam With such a blouse the business 1 1 girl may wear one of the new style I skirts of covert cloth or shepherd Checked worsted and bo very smart indeed. Sometimes tho circular ur i flare portion of these skirts Is set on ' a deep hip-yoke. They arc some-thing some-thing like the trig bicycle skirts that ! i were worn twenty years ao and are!1 just the thing for office wear. A skirt I and waist combination of this sort de- I ' "ands a separate coat; and every well ! ; equipped business woman owns such I a coat, of warm yet lightweight Wool ! fabric In the smartest cut sho can ; pay for. j street Garb should lie Conservative, y 11 Is always unwise to select a ! street coat or tailored suit of ultra and obtrusive stylo lor usually the ' business woman relies on the coat ' and v. ry likely the suit to see her through more than the single season. 1 1 A fabric of gay and "sporty" charac- i ter should also be avoided, for oik- l tires soon of an obvious pattern or t color, and It la much wiser to rely j f upon a standard neutral shade or pat- i i rn which will not lose Its distinction y and become tawdry the moment Itsli brief vogue has passed, i Tailored wear this season suits tho needs of the business woman to a T. It is jmart, neat, a trlile severe and mannish, yet gracefully dashing and becoming. Skirts are short and coats are loose enough to bo easily donned. Coat sleeves are long, doing away with I ho bother and expense of long-wrlsted long-wrlsted gloves, an abomination in the business .ii.itumr. An ideal tailored suit for the business woman Is pictured. pic-tured. This pleasing suit of plum col-pjred col-pjred fergc Is exactly what u modern business girl's suit should be, yet the model Is not an expensive one It was priced under twenty-flve dollars in a shep where ready-to-wear tailored tail-ored clothing of good style Is sold at moderate price. The Ioobc, comfortable comforta-ble coat Is trimmed with groups of Small covered buttons; collar and cuffs :iro of allk a shade darker. The ch-lular-gored skirt Is set on a yoke ami just escapes the ankle, showing neat, sensible boots below Its hem. With this good-looking suit, tho business busi-ness girl in the picture wears a blouse f white tucked voile having a collar A organdie and a smart sailor of moire silk trimmed with a wind bow. rhcre Is nothing In this costume that i whlskbnush and soap and water will iot make and keep fresh and epic and man. If the business girl wears white rloves this IS quite within her allow- ince, for f&ere are very satisfactory vhltc gloves which may be washed out ver night; and tin-- touch of lmmacu-ate lmmacu-ate cleanliness corlalnly adds much to he slmplo costume. Corduroy u Standby For The Office. ; Xs'o business woman with good sense md good taste would dream of ap- i tearing at the olflco In a velvet gown; ut corduroy Is quilt- another matter, 'orduroy Is really a rough and ready I abrlo, whereas velvet is always for- j nal and elegant. Corduroy Is also i y practical, since It may be washed put and hung up to dry with no need if ironing afterward. H is au iucx- J An mex p e i ve Eve rYur G o w n. i msy Tnsfas .-fbTP Herself !WETWEEN the end of winter and A the beginning of Lent the aver-I aver-I I age woman looks to the State her llngi ri ipply. it is much J easier to provide everything necessary I at one time while the mind Is conce'n- tratcd on the matter than to buy a garment hero ard another there as signs of wear make replenishing 1m-I 1m-I perativc. Undergarments last Just about so long and most women know-by know-by experience the length of time a new nightgown or eorsetcover may be depended upon to give service. The big white sales which take place in all the shops between seasons olfer splendid opportunities In all grades ot underwear, and lingerie of the liner ; sort is now an almost invariable Item in the advertisements of such sales Since every dealer Is on tho qui vivo to mako his particular white sale the most attractive in town, rare values in prettiness and fineness Of fabric are 'to be found In these sales If one ' knows how to buy with discernment, i Some of tho best values are to be picked up at such sales in what Is 1 called sample lingerie These gar-, gar-, mcnis do not present so attractive an appearance on tho counter as the I crisply pressed, carefully bleached manufacturer's undermuslins. They j arc usually heaped together on a table ta-ble In a disorderly mass and their ' faintly yellow tint shows that they have been handled as samples many 1 times over. But the cut and tho design de-sign of these sample garments are pensive material, too, and It conies in beautiful, rich shades. Black corduroy, cordu-roy, however, Is never a good choice; for tho cotton in the weave inevitably Shows up bleakly, giving the fabric a gray, cheap appearance. Tho little ; business frock of corduroy pictured Is very fetching indeed, yet It cost less than live dollars. Sand-colored cor-duroy cor-duroy was used and the material is stlt. hed over heavy cord to give a smart edge-llnlsh every w here except In j the skirt hem. Tho buttons are of sand-eolored corduroy also und thy i new spring hat of cream straw is trlm-' trlm-' mod wiih 1 wreath of heliotrope and tiny rosebuds. Tho silk frock Is a bit moro dressy ' in type, but oven this frock may ap-j ap-j pear with perfect propriety at tho of-II, of-II, c. on a matinee day. It Is of golden brown taffeta With one of the now Futurist silks In bright coloring In cuff and collar. Shlrnngs at shoulder and hip control the fullness of the taffeta and give graceful lines. Tho sleevos nro also shirred below tho elbow above the close cuff. Tho pretty dancing frock which every biiMn. s maid should possess for hours of fun when work is over may be made up very inexpensively and easily. The circular skirt Is of pink crepe do chlno and Is cut high over the waistlino. A bodice of white tullo veiling fiesta pink net is draped over the shoulders and a long, nar-row nar-row strip of crepe de chlno twisted ! round and round the figure makes the Kirdle-bodlco below. Tho girdle comes around from the back where the skirt fastens and a pink rose hides tho hook and eye where tho strip of material ends. A band of silver galloon, run through a casing of slurred tulle makes a pretty trimming along the top of the girdle. Tho final picture shows a smart business hat of bine hemp straw with an Inner brim and crown of blacl satiu and a black tOdUQ feather. I I almost always distinctive and modern and because they are so sadly mussed J prices are lowered temptingly. I Silk lingerie Is the fad of the elegante ele-gante Just now, and the fad is an expensive ex-pensive one. Crepe do chlno underwear under-wear must be washed Just as often as nainsook underwear but soup and ! water are usually the death of the luxurious silken garments. The ex- ' Mui-lte shell pink of chemises and 1 nightgowns fades to a sickly grayish j tone after half a do.en launderlngs: j and snow w hite silk lingerie soon acquires ac-quires a yellowish tone by the same , process. Much of the handsome crepe de chine underwear of wealthy women j Is sent to the dry cleaner's for fresh- I iiiii. an.j more intimate garments are renovated by milady's maid, who dips them in gasoline, dries them Where tho sun cannot fade tho color.' and presses them with infinite care. The sheerer a nightgown Is now, the J I more distinctive It is Some very ex- j elusive nightgowns are of embroid-ered embroid-ered chiffon and their diaphanous character would surely make a shocked. Puritanical great-grand-1 j mother, who always went to bed In well tucked muslin, turn In her grave. J But tho average nightgown, priced from a dollar to five dollars which j Is what the average woman pays for a robe du nult Is of soft, fine nainsook. nain-sook. The pretty gown pictured is of very soft nainsook with one of the new yokes of laco and embroidery medallions. me-dallions. Below the medalilons the gown is plntucked to give fullness. Yoke effects arc much used in modern nightgown, and after a period of affected af-fected simplicity, lingerie is growing moro lacy and elaborate. More fashionable fash-ionable than Insertions of laee. however, how-ever, arc Inserts of shirred net footing, foot-ing, set into tho fabric with hemstitching. hem-stitching. Medallions and motifs of :- - .". ? ' ftfOBl women have adopted the envelope envel-ope chemise which takes the ulacc of two garments. cobwebby embroidered organdie, set In p v. ith entre deux of lace, give a very fr sheer, filmy look to nightgowns and 1 pH corset covers. These cobweb fine or- I i gahdie inserts arc also used to trim 1 petticoats and pantalon less. The pic- 1 tured nightgown has a shield shaped L medallion of embroidered organdie be- i tween the medallions of embroidery J i at the bottom of the yoke. if A type of the new "tailored" Iln- jlH gerie is the envelope chemise lllustra- iH ted. Tailored lingerie, so-called, re- H lies for Its distinction, not on quanti- ' tsBBLl ties of lace and ribbon trimming, but H on perfect shaping and utmost slm- H plteity of finish. The envelope chem- . J ise pictured is of very fine pink ba- "l tlStBi piped at all the edges with a narrow strip of pink and white striped H ( it isle, cut on the bias. Through the . Ing which defines an empire yoke. k is run pink ribbon The envelope eh BUSe has been adopted by women mJsLLI everywhere because of Its excellent H vtf IjitijV - H ' . - - ..- .... .. -.'. E Yoke effect In nightgowns are again S popular. F r combination feature. It takes the & , place of two garments tho chemise and pantalon and is ideal for sum- f I mcr wear. An attachment at the back P , of the chemise is drawn forward and f 1 buttoned to the front-edge with three P small pearl buttons and buttonholes. p i The cap Shown In this Illustration t' I Is a particularly dainty affair. It is F " made of a circle of net. embroidered I in a simple design at the center. Two R. pleated net frills, an inch apart, sur- P round the embroidered center of the B cap, and a third ideated net frill tin- U Ishes i lie edge Inio w hich Is run a nar- K . row elastic. fe Petticoats have changed radlcaly r . and have taken unto themselves It yard of width at the foot All the jft;. H new models arc called "flare petti- H coats'' and are a bit higher priced than i tho narrow skirts which are being sold iH off at surprisingly modest price, con- FN , 'I'f sideling the character of the lace and iH embroidery flounclngs thereon. But f ' - I I nobody will want a narrow petticoat, once wider ones have become the iH fashion, so the woman on the hunt i f..r oew petticoats should be wary R " ' v Use warm water to sprinkle starched K I . ': clothes, and the effect will be found iJ twice as satisfactory. H' '. '., |