The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-13
FIRST AID TO THE
 SHORT, THIN GIRL.

tEs zs- {. a 5 esfs IlCopyright, 1914. by Mcclure NeWspa-
 per Syndicate.l It is. of course, a far easier matter Ito dress a very thin woman, even though she be a veritable beanpole, lthan it is attractively to gown the stout woman An overpills or f1esh can be modified. it is true, by a wise choice of scofors and styles but if ] one knows how the thin woman can be l 1dressed in a way that the lack of flesh ] will never be apparent and this with icomfort as we'll Thus the thin wo- mans decided adyantage over her Istout sister.
 ] Still the thin woman has her trials l in matters sartorial too, and this is especially so when she is also. very fshort Undoubtedly the most difficult l type to dress successfully is the short, stout woman. but, equally certaln, the very tIin short woman ranks next. l for she requires no end of careful dressing if she would be referred to l other than as that insignificant lit l tie thing 7 sA Tn dressing the short, thin girl it is l not only necessary to give her breadth, but height must be suggested or pre- served as well. As a means her frocks must be cut as long as Comfort ana fashion will allow An inch taken from the bottom of the skirt will de- tract lapparentIy) two inches from the h6lGhC or the WGaEeT- A SffOTI JFSdlIl I is always becoming. Most little wo- men are aware Of this and think that lbecause the short train seems to add l fo their height long one will give 1 a greater increase. But this is a mistake. A tall, thin woman may trail yards of drapery behind her. which the little woman carrying even half the length will look like small girl dressed up in mothers evening gown. good rule to remember is that the train should be about twD- thirds of the length of the skirt. Thus if the skirt measures sthirty-six in- ches the train should be twenty-four inches long. Any skirt trimming should be arranged vertically.
 The present styles are kind to the short thin girl. For instance, the pegtop skirt. am not thinking of the extremely. bouffant effects, but of the drapery over the hips taken up in- to the belt, leaving a. plain straight line from belt to hem in the front and I a very. sights drapefy in the back Here breadth is suggested, &ibut not at a sacrifice to height. It goes without or in mind, not a separate skirt and blouse. In fact, the little woman must avoid the two-piece dress al ways. She will look chic and dainty in plain, WeH-etailored skirt and nat ty shirtwaist in the morning, but any thing or, the fancy blouse order and a. sepa rate skirt will be fatal to her Tn choosing her belt for a shfrtwaist toilet. if she is longwaisted the belt should match the skirt. If short waisted then the belt and waist must correspond in color. The skirt fin- ished to wear without 9 belt is the best choice of any
 Nearly all the ..dressg'' froelzs are finished with belts or girdles of some kind. Only the narrowest. should be worn of the type in question if of a |contrasting color to the dress. The yoke or V opening should not be too deep. but may be broad The yoke or frill may run out, as far as the sleeves and so suggest breadth but if the yoke is deep height will be sac rifced.
 The short, thin girl is fortunate if she is also short-w aisted, because the valy waists with little puff sleeves and the Empire styles will be so be- coming to her. They will make her look taller. too. Most, little women strive for a long waist, but it is not generally known that long waist is a masculine trait, and no pretty slit- tie" woman wants to suggest man. nishness at all. It is her duty to b,s ljust sweet and dainty.