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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1908)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXlAX, PORTLAND, MARCH 1, 1908. OFFICE GIRL HAS PROBLEMS OF HER OWN SHE MUST CONSIDER n6t. ONLY; NEATNESS, BUT ALSO ATTRACTIVENESS OF. HER ATTIRE !!( v J .f ,- i l J -:M P-:-;: r . c$J -V - . 1 V r - 1 " I " I . V !-v Ml . A II W I . 11 1' J 1 Distinguishing Characteristics THE question of "what to wear" Is the great universal puzzle of femininity the world over, and one tliat women anxiously ask them selves. In every class of society; If It Is not a problem of finance, such as she of slender purse must solve, then It Is a question of fashion, a perplexity as to becoming tints and shades, or a weighty matter of how . a smart fad or a new style, unsulted to one's per sonality, may be adapted without de tracting from one's good looks. The-, "what to wear" that confronts the stenographer, the typist, the phy sician's assistant, and the other varie ties of industrious and progressive young womanhood generally classified as "office girls.", and now so numer ous, is, however, fraught with less frivolity, and is of more serlpus im port, than the "what to wear"- that frets milady of fashion, or the chocolate-eating, romance-adoring matinee girl. Not only must the . office girl con sider the becomingness of her attire, but she must use good Judgment as to Its appropriateness, and must solve the question of how to combine these things with practicability and with the extreme neatness and daintiness which has come to be expected of her, nntt without which she is under a distinct business disadvantage. Busi ness and professional men, from whom the office girl must seek employment, perhaps without quite being, aware of It themselves, usually include the ap. pon ranee and personality of an office girl in the quick mental inventory they make of her and her accomplish ments when she seeks a position, . and if neatness, good taste and attractive ness are combined in what Bhe wears, her chances are none the worse for success. A dainty Portland stenographer, whose flying fingers scatter pothooks and chicken feet over her note book at the dictation hour with a speed second to few in Portland, and who has a reputation as one of the best dressed office girls In the city, con sented to pose for The Sunday Ore sronian and to give a- few tips to its office-girl reTiders from her solution of the "what-to-wear" problem. For the colder days, and for poorly 'or Irregularly heated buildings, this dainty wielder of the pencil and tapper T the keys advises the Gibson shirt, shown in picture No. 1. It is of French flannel, in a neat pattern of stripes and tiny checks in a tan tone, and is made loose and comfortable. "It is snug and warm on the cold est days," said she. "and does, away with the necessity of a coat'Sweater, which Is ii good substitute, but very hunglesome to work In. Wearing this tinder the coat of one's street suit, one la warm and comfortable while going to and fro between office and home. The sleeves are left loose at the wrist, so that they may be slipped up' if they Interfere with trie keys, or to avoid soiling when Ink spots threaten. I always wear the stiffly-starched "turn-over", collars with -the - Gibson shirt, as It finishes off the neck line neatly and counteracts the somewhat neglige effect of the loose flannel.. The flat bow ties, now being worn so much and which can be so quickly attached by the simple means of but toning them to the collar button, are very useful to the office girl when she sleeps a little too long in the morn ing and must race withtime In dress ing. One of these ties, a brown one, I wear with , my tan-colored Gibson shirt." Picture No. 2 shows a dainty wash' waist, all-white except for pin-stripe checks of black, which Is recommended- for the warmer weather, or for the office-girl who spends her work hours in over-heated buildings. Three or four of these waists are advisable, so that one or two will be always fresh from the laundry, and when worn with the "Buster Brown" collar and a soft Fauntleroy. tie, as shown in the. pic ture, they are not only neat and dainty, but becoming to any type. In No. S is shown the nearest ap proach to the "Fluffy Ruffles", style advisable for an office' girl, accord ing to the subject of the picture. Short - sleeves, while enticingly com fortable, she' says, are to be avoided, and the long sleeve (which, by the way, has come into style again for nearly all shirtwaists) is both pretty and c.omfortable when worn with the link cuff buttons. The collar Is of the embroidered kind, and a fluffy bow of lace and embroidery Is worn at the front "of this collar. Pictures Nos. 4 and 5 show the sub- PORTLAND SOCIAL NEWS COSTrSTED FBOM THIRD PAGE ins. An attractive programme is being prepared and the Veteran Quartet will lie present to assist in celebrating the birthday of Judge Bullock, their leader, and of William Mclean. son of the host, which occurs on that day. The Central Christian Church choir will Five a musical and .literary programme at the church, corner of Bast Twentieth and Kast iSalmou- streets, on Tuesday eve ning. March 3. to celebrate the birthday of their musical director, H. A. Gaston. Ail friends aro invited. -The ehoir'is in creasing in numberand proficiency. A Sunday school orchestra has Just been or ganized. The parsonage is being ..con structed andi excavation for the new church building is in progress. J. F. Ghorniley, minister. A concert and dance will be held un der the auspices of the St.- Andrew's Society in the Women of Woodcraft Hall, Tenth and Taylor streets, Satur day even Ins, March 14, at & o'olovk. Kln musical programme, dancing and refreshments. Tickets 50 cents. The regular - monthly meeting of the Portland Kroebel Association will be held In St. Helen's Hall. Friday, March 6. at 3 o'clock. Tne subject "Birds in Oregon" will be presented by Dr.. Emma J. WelUr. corresponding secretary of the Oregon Audubon Society.. Music for the day will be as follows: Violin solo, "Souve nir" (Didla), Miss Carrie Heller: vocal solos. "Slumber lng," and "Sunshine" (Grieg), - Miss Gladys Berendes. All in terested, are invited. - . The O.. E. S. Glrle' March dancing party tomorrow (Monday) evening at East Side Woodmen Hall, East Sixth and Alder streets. Invitations have been Issued.. Dancing at 8:30. Stiles Orchestra. . . Art department" .of Woman's dub will have an art talk illustrated by lantern slides Monday nisrh. - March 2, at 8:15 o'clock. In ' the family waitins-room of the Union Depot. Members of George Wright Beilef Corps are cordially Invited to the residence of Mrs. E. Swan, '39t Manhattan street, Tues day morning, . March 3. Take Woodlawn Correct dancing at Rineler's school. Class Tucs-Sat. eve. Private lessons dally. A basket social ' for all the Danish po Dl in Portland will be given at Voelker s Hall, Mississippi avenue and Beech street, on Thursday, March a, it 8 P. M, SOCIETY PERSOXALS. S. Benson Is a guest at Hotel Del Cor onado. Mrs. R. F. Moore is a guest at Hotel Del Coronaco. Louis Long was a recent guest at Hotel Del Coronado. Mrs. Sig Sonnenberg. of San Francisco, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Saloman, 5T0 Hoyt street. Miss Sara Glance Is spending a fort night with Mrs. Herbert Bradley and family at their cottage at Long Beach, Wash. Mrs. J. Henry Teaton, who has been the guest of Mrs. Byron B. Miller for a few weeks, returned to Port Gamble last Wednesday. Miss Mabel Monroe, of Portland, left Saturday for Astoria, where she will visit for a few days with ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. S. Silverfield and daugh ter. Miss Ruby Silverneld, wfco have -been touring Southern California In their auto, have returned to the city. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Goodrich are rejoicing In the birth of a son. born on Sunday afternon last. Mother and child making splendid progress. Mr. and Mrs. S. Kreidel, of Ellensburg, and Mr. and Mrs. X. I. Newbaucr, of Wenatchee, Wash., have been the guest of Mrs. R. Llchtenstein for the past week. Miss Katherine Romlg. a young singer of Newberg, has taken up her vocal studies with Mrs. Walter Reed. Miss Romig has a coloratura soprano of good range. The Monday evening history class organized at the Women's Union, 510 Flanders street, several weeks ago, is proving very successful, and the In terest is growing steadily. Mrs. G. L. Campbell and two daugh ters are registered at the Lankershim. Los Angeles. They have Just returned from a trip to the City of Mexico and will remain the rest of the Winter. ' Miss Corinne Reed entertained in formally on Thursday afternoon, in honor of Miss Ruth Whitney, of San Diego, whose engagement was an nounced to TTarry Wood Forbes, of New York City. Miss Whitney has been living m Portland about two years and has made many friends who will be sorry to have her leave. .At the Women'9 Cnhon. Miss Eilen Swanson, of Seattle, was here several days this week, the guest of Miss A. Heglund. Miss Guta Jurgens. . or Pendleton, came on Thursday, and expects to re main for some time. X- Miss Margaret Hall, of Tacoma, was the guest of Miss Clara Glesner at lunch on Wednesday. Miss Carolyn Peterson, who formerly resided here, returned this week, and was welcomed by old friends. Miss Thorya O, Knudsen. of Astoria, was the guest of her sisters, the Misses Mary and. Louise Knudsen, over Sunday. Ject in street attire, and i a special point is made of the sensible, low heeled shoe, which is shown in No. 4. Under no circumstances should the office girl affect high heels, and jang ling bracelets are to be avoided, along with the ruffled elbow sleeves and ac companying gew-gaws that go with a taste for these 'things. The suit is of brown and is' simply but smartly made, with care as to fit and adjust ment. The hat is of the "Wide Awake" variety, and in the same brown tone as the suit. A simple coiffure is also advised. Note the attractiveness, yet the simplicity in the coiffure shown. The "pooh-pooh puff," this stenograph er declares, is all well enough in Its place, but it is to be avoided by the office girl as if It were a pestilence. "And be sure to tell them all," said she in conclusion, "to be sparing of jeweled combs and ribbon bows. They are not In good taste and they are not becoming. The hair is always pret tier when simply dressed." H. B. LITT of the o - WASHINGTON STREET ' (TJairee Fifty-me) WHERE TO GET THE CAR 9 At Intersections of Lines Cars Will Stop to Take on " Passengers Before Crossing Tracks. g STREET CAES will no longer stop at Both sides of a street at the intersection of two carlines, requiring passengers to take the car on the NEAR side of the street that is, where the car stops before crossing the track. Where cars swing into another street, AT INTERSECTIONS OF OTHER LINES, they will stop for passengers only before making the turn. ' For example, westbound Washington-street cars will take on passengers at Fifth street in front of the Perkins Hotel and will not stop at the Northwest corner, as in the past. fl At such intersections as Sixteenth and Washington streets, west-bound passengers will board the car on the East side of Six teenth street; east-bound passengers will board the Sixteenth street car on Sixteenth street before rounding curve, or will board the Portland Heights car, or Twenty-third-street car, on the West side of Sixteenth and Washington streets. Royal "Betrothal Postponed. LONDON, Feb. 29. (Special.) An of ficial announcement of the betrothal of Princess Beatrice, of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, youngest and only unmarried daughter of the Grand Duchess Marie and the late DUke Alfred, has beet postponed for a short time for , private reasons. . Her marriage to the infante Alfonso of Spain is expected to take place early in the Summer, and probably at Madrid. Eye Glasses 11.00 at Metzger'a. 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