Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1916 — NEATNESS EASY TO ATTAIN [ARTICLE]

NEATNESS EASY TO ATTAIN

Smart Dressing Not as Difficult as It Was Only a Fiw Short Years Ago. There was a time when it was far ihore difficult to look smartly dressed than it is today. That was the time when we wore separate belts, when there was dress braid on our skirts, when we wore separate neckwear. We had to be careful that the braid on our skirts didn’t become ripped, to hang in loops of untidiness. We had to see to it that the belt of our skirt didn’t sag. We had to see to it that the leather belt wc wore exactly coincided with the skirt belt. We had to see to it that the ribbon or muslin collar we wore exactly made connections with the blouse beneath it. Yes, those were, indeed, difficult days. Today neatness counts as much as ever, but there are not so many pitfalls for the woman who would- be neat. Neatness of footgear counts more Ifian"evwlTetore.’ Ttre-Bhoeamnst~bd spotless, well polished and in good repair. Heels that slant are an outrage on good dressing; moreover, they are decidedly unhealthful. It goes without saying that the hair

must be neat. A hair net sometimes produces a stiff effect, but that is better than a sloppy one. So choose the hair net in windy weather, and learn to adjust it becomingly. This year, when our milliners tell us to wear our hats straight on the head, neither tipped to left or right, neat hair is more than ever essential. Immaculate gloves count for much in producing a smart appearance. Soiled gloves, ripped gloves or worn gloves are a disgrace. Nowadays, when washable gloves can be bought at almost any price, it is possible for everybody to have clean gloves. The cotton ones, if clean, always look well —infinitely better than soiled Jdd ones. And "a stitch now and then will keep gloves always Well mended. Then there is the handbag. In this case, the more you pay, the better, for an expensive handbag outwears two cheaper ones, and looks better the last day it is carried than the cheap one does after the first few weeks. There are little details, Mke the handkerchief, -wirich should always be sheer and snow white, that count quite as much as some of the bigger things in giving the impression of smartness which the modern woman to attain. ~ ’