Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-09-22 | Page 24 | Clothes

CLOTHES Howto Make the Most of Them BY LUCILLE DAUDET. IRLS who earn their own living often find tho question of clothes tho most bothersome of all the problems they havo to solve. When tho salary they draw is a moderate one they often find it too small to provide the' ordinary comforts com-forts of life, to say nothing of clothes as well. The average girl, tvho has been working for three or four years as stenographer, bookkeeper or general secretary, draws, as a rule, between 15 and $25 a week, more often nearer near-er the $15 than the $25 mark, however. A girl with no ono but herself to support can livo very comfortably on ?15 a week, but it does not leave a very wide margin for clothes. However, it Js not impossible to achieve smart results on so small a sum, but herein lies tho secret you must take the utmost caro of the clothes you have. If you have to keep buying new things evory few weeks, you can never save up enough at one timo to buy really worth whilo materials. ma-terials. And unless you take good care of your suits and frocks thev soon become so shabby looking that you can no longer wear them to the offico. If your clothes are shabby now buv hf ih, little serg0 frocks which can be had for a very moderate sum a'mBt anv sre. You must take mlddX 8 n?arT f 11 from now until ihe middle of January, when the winter sales begin and then you can get a really flno suit for $20 or $25 Even expensive clothes will" not retain re-tain their stylo and smartness if you do not take care of them. Always hang your clothes up the minute you take them off. Don't throw thorn clown oven for a few minutes, as that is long enough for them to acquire some permanent wrinkles. iro Too frequent pressing wm Wear your suit out and make it thin in J shiny, it will not need to be prWiS half so often if you aro careful about hanging it up. uoul Do not allowMust to remain on your clothes, because when it becomes on grained tho goods aro ruined Tn best way is to brush your suit with ? stiff whisk-broom every night when you tako it off. 4 " Abovo all, do not wear your best things on rainy days. Keep an old suit or dress for this purpose. Your wardrobe should contain proper rainy day equipment, and M you havo none now buy it as soon as possible. A cover all rain coat, rain hat, rubbers and umbrella will help save your clothes much wear and tear. WUww . , .....