Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 261, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1914 — MOTHERS AND DAME FASHION [ARTICLE]

MOTHERS AND DAME FASHION

Women Mold* Her Daughter In Foundation of Style and Taste From Earliest Years, I Take the average girl, carefully note th® manner in which she is dressed and then you have an advertisement —good or bad —for her mother. In some subtle manner a mother molds her daughter from babyhood in the style of her clothing, and it is a. very important molding, too. For if clothes do not make the man they do go a long way in giving a true impression of a woman. Every new dress that a mother buys for her little girl is a small stone in the foundation of style and taste that will guide her daughter in future years. I was taking tea with a well-known public woman recently, and she called my attention to two young business girls who were sitting at another table in the restaurant From the hat of one hung a faded-looking rose, her lownecked blouse was not improved by her soiled coat collar, and above her cheap-looking patent shoes showed tawdry openwork stockings. The other wore a smart perfectly plain hat, nea£, well-fitting costume, and was tastefully booted. “Different mothers!” said my companion briefly. Rehoboth Sunday Herald. ’