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What Well Dressed Women Will Wear By MARY MARSHALL---Copyright, 1924, All Rights Reserved Uniforms Play A Part In the Present Mode First we did away with hat pin; and now we are doing our bes to put the hair pin in the list o antiquities, fit only for the glas case of some museum. We gavi up the hat that balanced on th; top of our heads, kept in placi only by the aid of well-stuck ha pins, and then the majority o: women—between 70 to 90 pe cent authorities say—bobbed o shingled their hair. So now as far as our headdres; is concerned we dress as comfor tably and as sensibly as men. We may wear knickers, too, al most anywhere we wish, but ou: skirts are so light and unobtru sive that we find ourselves litth the better for the change. An; uncomfortable corsets are almos forgotten. Who says now tha: women are not as comfortably and as sensibly dressed as men— or that men have anything in thf way of dress conventions to brag of that women have not? There is just one lingering note of discontent when this question is asked of women. Some of them still clamor for a uniform —not a uniform in the sense that the olive drab and khaki of the United States army, or the nun’s conventual habit, or the convict’s suit of stripes are uniforms, but a uniform in the sense of the man’s business suit, with its con ventional and easily assembled accessories. “All a man needs to do is to see that his suits are sent now and then to the tailor and to keep himself supplied with clean shirts and collars and occasion ally new neckties. He gets him self measured once or twice s year for a new suit or two, anc gets the other things, shirts anc * collars and "such, as easily as £ woman buys a pound of tea. What a joy and a comfort for the busy woman if she could keep her wardrobe replenished so easily, and if she could always keep her self looking fresh and spick and span with so little trouble!” There Is a Uniform That is the complaint of one woman. And you will find busy women everywhere—professional women, business women and per haps most of all women who are much engaged with the care of home and young family—who profess to long for what they call a “uniform” for women. All of which is really quite a tempest in a teapot, for any wo man who wishes to do so can put her clothes on as much of a uni form basis as can a man. The re plenishing of her wardrobe then may become quite as simple as his. Only she must definitely make up her mind that once hav ing chosen her particular type oi dress she will not be tempted tc leave the straight and narrow way, nor buy accessories or de tails of dress that do not belong to the type of costume that she has chosen. The frocks or suits she buys will vary from season to season according to the change of fash ion, and the accessories will change even as men’s do—but there will be no sudden changes of fashion to disturb her peace ol mind. i The two-piece tailored suit is t the first thing to be considered ; by the woman who wants to have [ the comfort of masculine uni * formity of costume. In spite of ! the fact that this type of gar > ment became excessively popular , in the spring and was worn by \ “every one” it has not really lost > caste. There are as many really . smartly dressed American women . today who are counting on the tailored two-piece suit for their street costume for late summer and early autumn wear. Two-Piece Suit Still Smart In France the two-piece suit . became so popular that it was . sometimes caricatured. Possibly , it was worn so much by women in general that the really fash ionable woman in particular, over there, withdrew her favor. But at any rate it was smart. It ac tually was the uniform of the great majority of carefully dress ed women. There was the wrap around skirt, the rather close-fit ting slightly shaped-in single-but ton jacket, and with it always the scarf or “foulard”—the cloche, nude stockings, strap slippers, cuff gloves, etc. But despite popularity there is no danger that the two-piece tai lored suit will soon be out of the smart picture for those who ! appreciate its advantage. It has I recently taken on new lines and ! somewhat different accessories. Instead of the cloche there is the high crowned “postilion” hat, in stead of the knotted handkerchief stock there is a straight long scarf usually worn quite simply. Stock ings are still light, but more apt to be of the buff tones than of the vivid flesh color, or they may even be of gray, and instead of the strap pump the oxford is making its appearance—or rather reappearance. The jacket is even trimmer, straighter than it was, with a preference in favor of the deep, double-breasted model. | For the woman who yearns for a suit as simple and easily assem bled as the man’s business suit, here is everything that she can desire. Never in the whole his tory of Occidental costumery has it been possible for a woman to dress with such a smack of mas culinity—though it amounts more to boyishness than to real man nishness — without jeopardising her feminine charm. Here is a street costume that would have left Amelia Bloomer herself noth ing to desire, but it smacks nei ther of the reformer nor the fad dist. Business Women Like Variety Oddly enough the woman one meets in offices, business women generally, seem rather unwilling to avail themselves of the advan tages of this tailored suit cos tume. The level-headed girl who holds down the position of “sec retary to the president” of a very big organization comes to work in a white georgette frock or one of orchid voile—in cooler weather she wears beaded satin, velvet trimmed with lace. She is dressed more like the maid of honor at a church wedding than an efficient young woman out to earn her daily slice of bread. Of course the president of the con cern to whom she is such an in valuable assistant would like it Are You Looking For A HOME? ASK ANY REALTOR About HOMES Along The “SHORE FAST LINE 3 better if she dressed in a trimly accoutered suit—but then he has long since ceased judging the effi ciency of his feminine workers by the appropriateness of their cos tume. It is really quite striking, this seeming lack of disposition on the part of women who work at what were once regarded as men’s jobs, to assume the boyish and mannish clothes that at the pres ent time come well within the fashion. This tailored suit ensemble is much more apt to be chosen as the street and traveling and gen eral utility costume of the daugh ter or wife of the president of the concern. You are far more apt to see it even in its severest guise on the porches of some exclusive country club than along the boardwalk where the girl who works for her living talks her two weeks’ holiday. Oddly enough, too, there are several successful actresses, legitimate and other wise, who have welcomed the smart two-piece tailored costume with enthusiasm. It is their uni form when free from the respon sibilities of their craft. r or tne woman wno reaiiy wishes to dress to the best advan tage on a decidedly limited in come—and what millions there must be within that class—the tailored suit, replenished with fresh accessories as a man’s busi ness suit is replenished, is a most satisfactory choice. A suit kept in perfect press, with faultless accessories, would give a woman smart distinction at any luncheon and would even see her through the requirements of afternoon parties when far more expensive apparel might be far less effec tive. For Sports The clothes of the devoted sportswoman have assumed the simplicity of a uniform nowadays. That is, almost every girl who has achieved anything at golf, tennis or other activities, has vir tually assumed a uniform for her favorite sport. It is what she has found to be best adapted to the game—incidentally most becom ing. One golf enthusiast always wears a one-piece flannel frock with a soft felt hat, another play3 with a bandeau around her bob bed hair and Chooses a sport skirt with knitted jumper. Usually it is only the indifferent sportswo man who goes from one sort of sport costume to another. 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