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
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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.
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. 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
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WASHINGTON STREET
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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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Klosfit Petticoat
The "Klosfit" Petticoat is to
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FITS WITHOUT A WRINKLE
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