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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1910)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY DEE: SEI'TKMHKU 11. 1!H0. mm 1111. Ml- VI - r7. I I I I II . 1 I i.i f - c II I - II . I I 3 I till J I 1 "V ""w V 1 - V ., I ft , I I I 1 y mii I l a. ' ' l -vzr-i ill ill w i I , i - t n i.i lit j 1. 1 i i i c -1 -v i a m u I i I i f-- nr; 1 ' j 4 ' 5V 1 -ill! ' I ... 1 pxiiijr ;V ' r 33Iaf Ir Ma xrs JJyHapy Eleanor -t r . if i UUUIULUL ET! ( V f'catrwjrci xi This Reason's Fshion fcfX'IETY womea marly lwyi reognlo the Importance .of street gowning. It Is their stock In trade, their sign man ual, the foundation principle, as It were of their career. The business woman, however, has been less keen Iff her per-, caption of the Immense value of good clothes. , . . Any woman who has to make her way In the world, whether It Is In social or In business circles, must recognlzv the street gown as on of her chief assets. The efficiency of the business woman Is Judged to a large extent by her clothes. Shabblness " nearly' al ways Is taken as a sign of Ml success, and It, Is a popular If fallacious theory that real merit and, abil ity always succeed. Carelessness Is quite as blight ing to one's caretr as shabblness. It may not be altogether Just or flr. but It Is yue that wherever you go your social position, your Income, your suc cess, or your failure, your ability and character, are appraised by the clothes you wear. I don't for a moment advocate extravagance In dress, but for the woman In business, the woman of moderate means, a parsimonious attitude towards dress Is a false and often a fatal economy. If you want to succeed In anything, look successful, able, competent. Otherwise you never can Inspire confi dence In others, and to look successful and assured you must present a g tod appearanee. Dress Is one of the subtle Influences by which a woman expresses her Individuality.) Few women realize the Influence that dress exerclBes for and against them. It Is the standard by which she la most frequently judged by strangers. Absurd as It seems, a business man In nine cases out of ten will. Judge a woman upon first acquaintance by her, ap pearance. A business woman seeking a position will find that a trig appearance Is her biggest asset. She may be competent, she may be an expert In her , line, but if she applies for a position In an unsuita ble, slovenly attire, her education, her experience as a business woman, her manner of doing' her work, all will be Judged by this Index of her character. To be always well dn-ssed. to have a neat appear ance, and to accomplish It on the smallest possible expenditure Is a duty of great Importance to the woman wage earner. If a woman would succeed In business she should spend more money In putting good material In work aday clothes than thoso she buys for special occa sions. To dress well, each suit and each feature In Its selection must be given separate, and painstak ing thought, because style, material, and color are ach of equal Importance. In choosing a suit for the street and office wear, buy one that Is plain but that has good Hues and Is thoroughly up to date. Dark colors are not only more durable In bui-lncss. but one tires of them less quickly. For this reason the browns, mixed weaves, navy blues, grays, and blacks are always regarded by' the trad as standards. A business woman should not only wear suits of quiet colors and of Kuod material, but. invariably buy them early In the fall. They can then be bought to greater advantage. It a business woman Is forehanded and will buy V v Jn SBx?OVvjn. Jio-xmeS-vcn Hart of JE&se Coiozeo. rem lower edgeellghtly drawn In by shirring In the cen ter, front, and back. The ahlrrlug or - gathering usually disappears under small, flat stitched squares, which In some, instances are embroidered or braided. Plaited nklrts are still shown, hut In many Instances the plaits are caught with straps, or stltchlngs, which may bo removed If desired. ;. . Bo much has been heard of the ''disadvantage of these attenuated skirts that It seems only fair to poipt out any advantages that do exist, and these are apparent In packing. Think of, the advantage In parking a skirt .that measures a yrd and a half around the hem and has nJ lining, over one that measures five or six yards and boasts of a frilled silk underskirt. , Coat lengths continue , short, though'lt Is held In authoritative quarters that later season models will be fully three-quarter length. But undoubtedly the short coat will reign supreme' In the early part of the season. A number of the shortest coats show the seml flttlng Jacket cut so as to preserve almost" a straight line, from the shoulder to tho edge of the coat. A few are, like the old fashioned box coats with the exception that they fit closely over . the shoulders. Others fit so closely around the hips as to give the Impression that one Is wearing a one piece dress. In contrast to this style Is the model showing the shortened waist line. This effect Is produced quite frequently by placing buttons In the bark a couple of Inches above the normal waist line. Then, again, the shortened, wale line Is obtained by the old cut ting of seams. her winter suit as early In the fall as possible she Th ' most practical coats, however, are tne semi- can . have It fitted and ready to wear the first cold morning, and she has not only the benefit of th garment from th first cold days buV has It at a more reasonable price, as merchants always sell the first ults they receive cheaper than when th full rush Is on and lots are hard to aupllrat. Th materials that are finding greatest favor for ults this season are velvets and velveteens, rougo weaves of all kinds, many fancy woven cheviots and adaptations from S.-otch erfects, ratine, serges, and moires. Of these materials ratine promises to be popular for practical wear. Lines of these are shown plain, striped, and diagonal and In weights suitable for both tailored suits and separata coats. Berges, In new weaves and weights, are also prac tical and pretty. Bom of these are woven of loos yarns, while others ar from the hard twisted kind. There Is also a kind of cloth known as the mannish mixture that 1 good looking for tailored suits. Th main features of th tailored suits of this sea son are th straight, loose, and th figure revealing cut, th short and narrow skirt, and th tendency toward th high waist line. Tfi lavorlt skirt model of scanty cut, with th fitting or . the seven-eighths fitting garment, cut . with the slightly curved In seam at the waist, which are preferable to th atralghter cut garments for every day wear. Strictly mannish suits are shown and are deslrab'e In the better and the medium grades. Not only are the materials of mannish type, but the garments are severely tailored and made as near like a man's coat as possible. A faw of these mannish suits have small sailor collars Instead of the regulation tailor collar. Many of the coats ar handsomely tr'm.n4 with fur. Sometimes the revers, collar and cuffs, and the entire garment ar edged with fur. Others have the trimming confined to the collars and ruffs. Hand some lace, dyed to match the material, sometimss Is shown on th more dressy suits, as Is also o;j and sliver lac. Ornamentations of braid and wooJe:, t beads also are utllixed .with good effect In waists for wear with the suits fashion ha de creed that th waist must match the tailored suit. This gives the effect of a three piece costume, which atyl Is meeting with ' favor everywhere. Thesu waists usually ar mad of chiffon, marquisette, VO1I3, or net, dyed to match tus cloth. 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