New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-05
The Beauty BudSef

nesrance so that the eve is carried up. SO
TO sneak. Sailors" are the greatest snort
eners' a milliner can produce ana sdlloI
like effects are TO he avoided
II the Budget seems severe, just try
the experiment here given. Put on plain
white dress. with unbroken lines. Then
stand before a long mirror. To your cos
tune add first a dog collar or band OF
black velvet around the throat. Next put
IN black belt. Lastly. pin a band or
some dark stuff from the hem up around
your skirt Then you will be convinced
Some of the subterfuges to gain appar-
ent height-and we are always reading
such-cost more than they are worth. II
your face lends itself to a madonna part
ing. and you look very much better with
YOUR hair worn in that way, it Is foolish
10 dress it in airy puts aloft. Very tall
hats. unless they taper gradually. are also
uuwise. After all. as petite damsel once
remarked, Your chin is where II is. no
matter how much YOU pile above f." More
over. 70 snallness belongs A certain fairy
like charm. a possibility OF Dresden china
effects. unattainabe by the tall and stately
So these simple recautions-especially the
Hdrrlng OF all HCElLbftidL iiIFs--OiAC Adh-i'
give the rest Of your attention. Mademoi-
selle La Petite, 10 the attainment of that
charm Have your gowns delightfully."-
fresh and exquisite. Let YOUR shoes be
those Of Cinderella. You can afford few
extravagances in attire-bizarre and daring
effects-that your sister five feet eight had
better leave alone. A girl not quite five
feet IN height had a stunning little sailor
suit. I'm white silk and braid. made FOR A
Yachting trip. Her tall friend. charmed
with it. ordered its twin. Alas She merely
looked gawkv In hers
To those who are too tail the advice al
ready given may he reversed. Indulge I'm
separate skirts and waists Wear a dog
collar and a belt Of contrasting hue 20 your
dress Put band round your skirts. Wear
| founces whenever they are i'm style. Hort
zontal stripes In materials are dangerously
grotesaue but stripes effected by contrasts
are always safe.
Choose low. wide -brimmed hats, and let
the feather trail on to your shoulder. IN
| dulge In the comfort OF low. fiat heels BY
| the bye. high heels do not add as much as
IS supposed 70 the apparent height OF their
| wearer. Remember the words OF Sir Pat
| rick In Wilkie Collins's Man and Wife,.
| "Can that charming creature ever
straighten her knees" Too high heels take
as much as they give. This does not, OF
| course, refer TO heels Of moderate tallness
To both. and to ALL the Budget would
say: Walk beautifully. Seem 10 float
along Practise erectness At all times, as
! a gymnastic teacher used TO tell her class
Pull yourself away from your feet" The
/. tall girl may let her head droop a little
but she must be careful that her shoulders
| are not bumped.
Another word Of caution may he added h
| both. Don't stand too long near your con.
! tyast. II small woman stands long by
! a lamppOsty one both lOse-one charm the
other stateliness. One OF you should ST
down.
The last bit OF advice is this: on no ac
count fret over what cannot be changed
! Having chosen a sensible and becoming
costume. forget your inches, be they too
few or too many, and lose all sef-con
| sciousness. a healthy physique, a swee
nature. cultivated mind Will make theii
possessor charming, be she short or tall.
FRANCIS HARMER.