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PLAN YOUR WARDROBE
Planned economy need not be con
fined to countries. Try it in your own
wardrobe this summer and autumn. Wise
selection on the part of any woman
means that her clothes are adequate to
her needs, however small her dress allow
ance may be.
Don't rush iri and buy. a dress just
because it happens to take your fancy.
Ask yourself a few questions first. "Will
I tire of it quickly?" "Is it a useful
color?" "Will it go with what I have
already--have I a hot or coat to wear
with it?"
Self-examination
of this sort l;ads t'
wise selection and
'thereforp . planned
economy. Y o u r
choice ' of n e w
clothes should al
ways be governed
by your own parti
cular needs, and
what you have al
ready.
An old evenivg
dress may need only
a new jacket and
sash, or two sprays
of flowers, one for
your hair and one
for your corsage, to
make :it both up-to-date and different.
Try a band of flowers on ribbon about
your waist-if it is very small--and
another about your throat.
A georgette or satin blouse may do
double duty for evening and daytime-
with a long satin skirt at night, with a
lightweight suit during the day.
A suit is the backbone of any woman's
wordrobe-a tweed one in winter, a
lightweight woollen one for spring
or autumn, a linen or knitted
cotton one for summer. In o
neutral shade, say white for summer,
natural for spring, brown or black for
winter--a suit can be varied endlessly
SParis shoemakers Ihave
gone crazy. To wear with
a winter suit, they have made
bootees called "Yam." Shaggy
affairs, they are made from
hairy goatskins, undyed, un
treated in any way. They have
gay leather pipings in green or
scarlet, and tongues jutting
right past the ankle. They
are most arresting when you
see them striding purposefully
down the Rue de Rivoli.
with different blouses and accessories,
and three-quarter jackets to go over ;t.
Keep a supply of hatbands, ready
made up in different colored ribbons, to
slip on to the same neutral-toned hat
when you change your accessory color
scherne. With a similar change of
.gloves, bag, shoes, and blouse, you have
a refreshingly new outfit.
A lightweight coat to match one of
your dresses and contrast happily with
others is a necessity in our changeable
summer climate, especially if the nights
are cool . . . Have a hat to match it,
then you can button
the coat right up
arid have yet
another ensemble.
On o perfectly
plain frock of
block, brown, or
navy, with lovely,
simple lines, vry
your trimmings
turquoise brooch
and .belt and per
hops little handker
chief tucked in a
pocket, flowers
looped through he
belt and pinned at
the neckline. A few
unusual and smart
belt clips will repay you.
Scarves are a help, too. Scarves to
tuck in at the neck of a low-fronted
frock, when you want it high for a
change; to tie round your head when
driving to the beach or a picnic; to.
fill in the collar of a coat when the
collar of the dress underneath doesn't
quite match.
You should be able to dress well with
only five outfits--a suit or dress like a
suit, a topcoat, a daytime dress, an
afternoon dress, and on evening en
semble.
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