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Show ONE WELL MADE DRESS There are two ways of dressing inexpensively. inex-pensively. One is to have a good many leloilies of cheap material and the oth-jer oth-jer is to have one well made kown at a time and to wear that on all occa ; sions until it is worn out. The one : dress method is perhaps preferable for ith woman who lives in a large city, , for the business woman, or for the' ; traveler. The housewife in a small i j town will probably do better if she i has a good many inexpensive clothes,-jand clothes,-jand so will the young girl who mingles in a society where nobody patronizes! an expensive dressmaker and extrava-ganeo extrava-ganeo is not looked on as a virtue. j in a big city, where an economical woman Is likely to meet and mingle 'with persons who have much mote to I !spend on their clothes than she har. ; the one dress method has many advantages. advan-tages. In a well made coat suit a I woman is appropriately dressed for church, calling afternoon and card I parties, teas, trips to the theater and I I the restaurants and for shopping. If she possesses a cheap and badly made street suit, in addition to several Other dresses, she will never look very,' well, although she may sometimes feel that 8 thin silk, no matter how poorly j made, is toon annronriate than i suit' ! tor a card party . The one trock should be of gool ma- Itertal and should be v. i II made. If on.' is bought each year, a street suit, con ; ijistjng of coat and skirl and matching waist, can be bought one season a i dark Inconspicuous evening or formal : afternoon frock for tro- ni xl The suit should be chosen so that it will look I well the second vear and will look, fairly well the third, the frock, re-, modeled a little, will al3o sere for; I two or three years. In a few years the , woman who goes on the bas's that the! one dress plan is a good one will have a very serviceable and good looking wardrobe on hand. The coat suit, when it is to answer I many calls, should be of moderately normal proportion Unusual waistlines, sleev es, yoke and collars should be I avoided The coat should be semi-, fitting and tlv skirt should he neither tight nor 1ooh Such a suit will never' be in the height of fashion, but. provided pro-vided it is becoming, it will always be distinctive and good lookinc It Should be of some standard dark color dark blue, black or a becoming I shade of brown aiv always inconspie nous. In tw o years, when you are due to buy another suit, the old one will be ready for knockabout wear. aMll rfttnfnine a ;tvlr and linitv never (in se is ! by a cheap sull The same rules hold good of the evening dress, which can only re-(newed re-(newed every two years. It should be of becoming color and cut, should avoid all extremes and should be of as good material as you can affoid. The one dress method requires al-I al-I most perfect fit and if the clothes are ! bought ready made an extra payment to have them well fitted is an erono-' erono-' my. Morning frocks and a home made i house dress from time to time supple nin? ihe one dress wardrobe suffi j ciently! |