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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 2, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 59.

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Personal Appearance

By Martha E. Warner

MARTHA E. WARNER
One day a dainty girl shared my seat on the trolley car for several miles. She looked so pretty I could not but admire her; but as she handed the conductor her fare, I glanced at her hands, and received a mental shock. Her nails were dressed in mourning.
On the opposite side sat a very attractive girl, but in her veil was a tiny hole, and another was in her glove.
The car began to fill. One woman came in with two buttons gone from her coat. On another woman two pins took the place of the two missing buttons on the back of her waist.
All trifles, I will admit; yet they serve as an index to the character.
Carefulness in dress is an important item, especially in Sabbath keepers, that a right impression may be made upon those with whom we come in contact. Some feel that we are living too near our Lord’s return to give any thought to dress. Yet the dress is a sermon of itself. It will be a recommendation of the truth to unbelievers.
Our God is a God of order; and he would have order, neatness, and cleanliness a characteristic of his people.
Clintonville, Conn.