WOMAN'S WORLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17113, 19 March 1919, Page 12

WOMAN'S WORLD.

\'. OBVIOUSNESS IN DRESS.

; Obviousness in the selection of her clothes is one of the most frequent crimes the average woman indulges in, and there Is than this crime only one worse, That is going to the other extreme and dressing . in an outre and butrageous manner. It is the easiest thing in the world to pick out in any assemblage of women those whoso aim it ia to dress in exactly the same thing ev»rv one eko is wearing from those who j 3b not If we are able to judge thus far j of another person's mode of thought) through the medium of mere clothes, how, miv h further do we subconsciously go « this process of judging this persons me itality in matters other than clothes. Considering clothes in this light raise? lb. m to a piano of importance far beyond ; rer.li of the accusation of personal vanity! en 'he part of the wearer, and - mM if wo'.c". realized the effect clothes have on da v life in everything, from morals to an "thev would devote % little more real tl iv t.i the subject. Time and plenty of it ■:>'<•%■ spend on browsing about the stores an ' thinking about whether they will have a -own like one or the other of their fri ,ul,< for it is a painful fact that the av -ace woman is satisfied with the most oh ions in dress. The woman with - strength of mind, ori :nalitv. or whatever the quality may be impelling her to dress differently from th- rest of the community in which she liv-v. has a problem on her hands that her m< ft sherplike sister entirely escapes. If eh. would only keep in mind the fact that iu kisliress is not necessarily a part of «-;inality she ' would come much nearer pei.cction in dress . THE BATTLE FOR EVENING DRESS. The vote of " La Vie Heureuso" aud ' th. battle for evening dress show how , ea. :lv we slip Hack into our normal ways: of thought and life, writes a Paris respondent. During the war evening 1 di. was not tolerated in France; the gr. it dressmakers " created" it for expert, \m: the grands matins did not even stock it. And neither man nor woman had been so i here in evening dress since August, IS. I. But on the night of the armistice ,1 Vw tall bate, redolent of camphor and ua aline, and a few new and lovely cv. .ling gowns appeared— the delight of bo « and the scandal of others. The Finch love a discussion, so in every dtiwiiigroom, in every restaurant, in every ne .spaper the battle raged: Should we m- ire and triumph for those who remain; shuld we continue our war-life out of re >ect for the fallen heroes, the widows, or nans, and those Restituted by the in ision?" Then came the visit of King G. >rge : evening dress was de rigueur: an i victorv was given to the dresses when tli" " Echo do Paris" announced that " a -cordingiy this evening it will be good ta : .e for gentlemen to wear evening dress or at least smoking suits at the banquet ai i theatres, and for the ladies to appear in evening dress." "What!" cried the oj •x.sition. '-What! We are to have lx, quota when our prisoners and all the .filiations of the invaded districts are El.rving! We are to adorn our tables with flowers, our women are to deck themEC ves out • like butterflies, while the best ar.l noblest of our race is still in our k:pitals!" It was the "Temps" which fir illy extinguished the fires by remarking th it "England, who had rendered such sij'nal service during the war, still comes to the rescue by restoring to us' our freedom to drees ourselves as we please.

THE VACATION - PROBLEM. Some people work so hard over having a vacation that it is no wonder th'ey come lome quite worn out. In fact, a 6hort ■vacation may frequently be spent to adjutage, atjiome, particularly for the y.urrg" woman who is so occupied that she jsj nets little time there ordinarily. Of c< .;rse, it does make eome difference where sfc ' lives. Some city apartments- and! situnions are cooler than others and are bitter adapted to spending one's hours rtitfully and pleasantly- Ordinarily the k:it and noise of the city are not conducive to a refreshing atmosphere, hut, on j tfc<3 other hand, neither arc uncomfortable j travelling accommodations, food one w ' unaccustomed to, and various other disagreeable items one may encounter. So, it is well to think twice before leavuip comfortable quarters, just for the sake of variety. A long vacation u another matter, if one is unpleasantly situated ; there is still time to change and rest from the exertion, hit for a week or so one usually suffers lit silence. Neither is the. change of cfcnale particularly beneficial for «0 short a. period, says a physician of experience. If; one lives" near the ehore, for a short vacation stay somewhere near the same situation, and if inland try something ~ of more or less the same sort, lor it takes at least two weeks to become acclimated. •Another point in favour of remaining at h«me i* the fact that the wardrobe is usua v sufficient without wearing one's cerv*ufi system out getting ready. If the wardrobe is not adequate it is the best of bv«in economy to get it in proper condition gradually beforehand and not wait until the last minute.

A CONVENIENT WABDROBE. JJo woman ever has a clothes closet large enough to suit her! But almost any woman can enlarge her present clothes clf*et by arranging it thoughtfully. •hi course, a pole is always to be recommended as a" means of suspending clothes en hangers, so that space will be econoir!3ed and the clothes retain their shape b-st. Hanging clothes on a pole also ikes them easy to get at quickly, which ii the main consideration in arranging a clothes closet conveniently, so one can ess in a minimum of time whenever occasion demands it. Lacking a cm-tain p le, the handle from a discarded broom mikes a good substitute. Another plan that will help the woman ■who must often dress in a -harry is to have a hook for each kind of apparel, especially for such articles as lingerie. One hook, for irstance, can be devoted to camisoles, b.nssieres and various arrangements _ of dr<>s3 shields and slips suited to various types of blouses and frocks. While anher can be hung with petticoats, from si'k down to wash underskirts. Even fiery is convenient to see and don in h-ste if arranged on a hook this way. P irs of different coloured stockings that <wh match a special frock are much easier to keep track of than if rolled op ir, a drawer with other clothing. When mdresßing. too, it is not much trouble to b( <nd before the closet and hang each article as it come off on the respective stacking camisole, or petticoat hook. Extra hooks, which every woman likes, al<o (an usually be put, to the number of t! :-ee, on the inside of the closet door. T'i'so hooks are convenient for hanging up o: j's negligees and nightgowns. Some w .men very crowded for closet room, howc. 'T, use such books for street suits or o its, and hang their negligees and night T,"irc upon a hook on the back of the I).- (hroom door. The most convenient way to arrange shoes in a closet is to place them upon a shelf of moderate height. They are t! <m both easy to see and get at. and are k»nt from the floor, where they are apt tr get both dusty and stepped upon. Fi'ior space is actually better utilised for h-Us, for it 13 quite easy to open a hatlv x that is set, on the floor, and millinery th-is. arranged does not get dusty in a ti. fitly-closed cardboard box, Tf a daily airing is not sufficient to keep rf dies dainty and fresh-smelling, bags of e; -net hung in die closet or sewed to the si -i covers which are hung over best frocks V.--I1 improve the scent of the wearables that must he kept there.