| Show FALL WAriOR WAnD 1 I 1 I 1 A ATTENTION TT INT I 1 ION OF WOMEN corar N Z 1 by ellen agren U S A C extension Spec specialist tillet in I 1 clothing in III planning the family wardrobe perhaps tile the first thing to io ile Is to ascertain ai 13 nearly neaily as ps possible sible how hov much money bo be spent for clot clothing bing for tho the entire year then the fe next problem lera Is a to decide how hov much of this till should lo be 10 ti ol cl for the hll anid oha the th amount 0 any f ally shoula spend will largely depend on oil binm re r e ai ya she ator that hit fa n families spend it 11 pr ps cent or of their total income and about 25 per cent of their net income for clothing this will vary somewhat with tho the size of the family tairi ily after the amount 1 of money to lie be expended eapen tor for clothing has been determined ter mined the tha next problem is how shall this amount bo be divided among the tr nem embers bers of the family surveys based on en five pel persons sons 7 jn ja the tha family show that mother and father each I 1 spend about at 21 per cent ot total clothing budget high school and college girls and boys usually need more than father or mother or about 37 per cent of tho the budget and the younger children need considerably less josf the special needs of all tile alio family members must he e considered and every effort made to deal fairly with uh each where it Is necessary to pric diac tice rigid economy rems inest be procured ired first and desires kept in ili tho background until the h have lve been supplied for instance a winter roat la Is far nore more necessary than a party dress dres and must I 1 evolve first consideration because dregs diess Is the outward repression of personality allty and is often tile the causa of unhappiness discontent and family friction careful planning of the wardi wardrobe wai drobe obe letting lett ing all family members assist in this bobis job Is a very necessary and important part of homemaking I 1 arnold dennett bennett that versatile en english writer says the following about dress and its place among the arts to my mind it Is the mos most t bial of all arts and Is capable of giving more moie pleasure to the community at large laige than all the other arts combined it la Is the finest and most pow erful PI fill application of tile the poetic principles to ordinary life every well dressed person Is a public benefactor I 1 should like to add to that every well dressed person not only lq Is a public benefactor but an asset to his rom |
