"Tt may be good for the crops," she sighed sadly, But its certainly not good for the clothes, nor for the disposition." Which voices feminine opinion fairly unanimously I suspect. These are the days when one finds it difficult to decide whether to go looking like a frump or take a sporting chance and wear one's hesi outfit, only—alas! to sacrifice it on the altar of Jupiter Pluvius.
If some efficient and becoming vain uniform could be devised ighten up a good me horizon, for the ordinary raincoat is certainly not becoming. The overfaithful Burberry has an unassuming distinction of its own and when the weather permits its high collars are as aesthetic as any service coat can well be. But in these melting days, who can go muffled to the chin? A fancy collar on a raincoat seems decidedly out of place and so an additional pang, the knowledge that one is not looking one's best, is added to the day. Oilskins, while light and- gay, cannot be said to set off the complexion, and rubberized silk is: expensive and not altogether! durable. Will not some inventor haste to the rescue?
The matter of hats, galoshes and umbrellas must also give one pain-; ful reflexions. Umbrellas are a nuisance. Frequently' their function seems merely to be leit be-) will be awarded French inventors producing mechanical devices to} take the place of imported products already on the market. On} account of the high original cost and excessive duty, the latter are too expensive for the people who need them.
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