Their style of dress bespeaks a type of character even more objectionable than that of the slovenly, untidily dressed person.

The world accepts the truth announced by Shakespeare that "the apparel oft proclaims the man"; and the man and the woman, too, are frequently condemned by the very garb which they think makes them so irresistible.

At first sight, it may seem hasty or superficial to judge men or women by their clothes, but experience has proved, again and again, that they do, as a rule, measure the sense and self-respect of the wearer; and aspirants to success should be as careful in choosing their dress as their companions, for the old adage: "Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art," is offset by this wise saying of some philosopher of the commonplace: "Show me all the dresses a woman has worn in the course of her life, and I will write you her biography." "How exquisitely absurd it is," says Sydney Smith, "to teach a girl that beauty is of no value, dress of no use.

Beauty is of value.

Her whole prospect and happiness in life may often depend upon a new gown or a becoming bonnet.