'A woman likes to have it said that she possesses individuality motion and individuality, ud Jshe usually selects her clothes with that in mind. But. she doesn't a ways meet with success, chiefly be-Jeause she either selects the type of costume which is so unusual as to be bizarre or she too slavishly follows the lead of fashion, choosing the popular item because it is popular and not for any virtue it may have san addition to her wand The first woman is the one who goes in for hand-obscuring rings fworn on the index finger, long earrings of oriental design, eccentric necklaces, and batiked blouses. not batiked by artists. She has a voe~ abulary full of catch phra jean be applied to any dise for art's sake, but. those who and those who don't know her like are quite likely to say she is instead of an artist, and her striving for individuality' through Jeecentrie costume, with stock phrase les to harmonize with the costume, succeeds only in making her appear la bit ridiculous.
And the woman who _slavishly {follows each popular fashion as it comes along, regardless of what it does or does not do for her, comes nearer suees, She feels to be dressed in the latest mode is to achieve distinction. If everyone else wears a pink frock with a blue coat, 80 does she, And the result is usually a total eclipse of her own personality.
The really wise woman and the lone who usually earns the coveted [qualifying adjectives distinctive and individual is the one who, while she follows the general trend, varies and adapts it to suit her own personality, choosing within the range provided by the current mode the items that are undeniably suited to her. And she doesn't overlook the power of such items as hose colour, fent of shoe, tilt of " hat brim and colour of handkerchief to make or say her cost un The woman that other women turn to examine and admire is the woman whose costume is a definite unit from head to foot, with every item related and the whole well balanced. The smart black and white costume is the one that ad other colour, the smart costume that has a frock or coat in a colour mixture is the one that picks up lone of those colours and accents it smaller accessiorie But even though this assembling' of the costume is made easy by the wide range of selection, many of us go woefully astray. There is the woman who knew that the plaid of a cent could be repented in the hat, but forgot that one must consider suitability to occasion and topped off a definitely plaided sports cent with a large picture hat in small, indefinite plaid. The colour scheme was the same, but, oh, what mistake that hat was 'Then there is the person who is too curnest about, matching things and forgets that if one matches Jeolour one should mot' match the exact shade of light or dark through-four the entire costume, but instead should depend upon dark and light [values for interesting contrast, All of which leads to the oft-given advice—if one is uncertain about what to choose and needs to acquire 2 Tittle clothes sense the best way to do s0 is to study other women, When one notices a costume that ularly pleasing, right then is we to analyze that costume to foot, not forgetting to note the wearer's build and eom-
Iplexion, texture of fabrics, colours [and the shades of those colours cut of garments and the occasion for which the costume is intended. If tone can't grasp all that in q festing glance or two, then one should {follow the good example around the lock if necessary. It can be done without causing a riot, and the result will be a gratifying addition to one's clothes knowledge. being worn by fi They are shown in various colours to match other accessories.
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