Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23
Polytechnic Institute,

IN ONT for moment think that
the stout" woman's struggle
to make the most OF her
nsure-to accentuate its good points
and conceal or modify its defects
can be won simply by donning a
gown, which is scientifically cor
rect In the combination of its colors
and the arrangement of its lines.
This is somewhat more than half
the battle, but by no means all OF it.
have seen the pleasing illusion
OF height and slenderness which
such gown creates almost if not
completely ruined by lack OF at
tention to the hat or veil or shoes
or gloves or some other apparent
iy trivial but really quite important
accessory Of dress. The same un-
happy result is frequently attained
by failure to dress the hair in ac-
cordance with scientific principles.
AS / have said before In these
pages, If the stout woman is to
make herself look less stout there
must be perfect harmony in her ap-
parel from head to foot. To achieve
this harmony the laws of OPTICS.
color, mathematics, physics, ply
chology and other sciences must be
intelligently applied not only to her
h,1t 10 oil
OF her person and it's covering. And
IN this article to-day am going to
explain how some of the more i'm.
portant of these scientific laws can
and should be applied.
First Of all, let us consider tho
hair. This bears the same relation
to woman's face that a frame does
to picture. We would never think
of enclosing large marine painting
In the same style of frame that we
would choose for tiny water color
landscape.
For similar reasons the style OF
hair dressing which is we'll suited to
the woman OF normal face and fig
ure may be entirely unsuited to the
one who is in any way stout.
In arranging her hair the stout
woman's aim should be to soften
her appearance. For this the per
manent waves now so fashionable
are excellent.
She should never draw her hair
tightly back from her forehead nor
should she wear it in decided part
with puffs. A slight suggestion Of a
part is allowable only II the hair be
softly framed about the face.
The woman whose face is broad
should strive to make the arrange
ment of her hair decrease its width.
II she be tall the necessary added
height can be given by a soft low
pompadour. II she be short the
psyche knot is just what she needs
atop OF her head.
The wrong hat will utterly ruin
the effect OF the most scientifically
correct gown. Too many stout wom
en- think that because they are built
on generous proportions they must
wear hats OF correspondingly gen.
erous size.
In reality nothing Is less becom.
ing to a stout woman than too
large hat, unless II Is one that is
too small. Actresses whose stout
ness is part of their stock in trade
and want to appear as stout Us pos
sible on the stage. appreciate this
fact and take pains TO select miili-
merry that is either very large or
very diminutive.
What ! call medium large hat is
quite well adapted to the stout
woman IL its lines are broken or il
its brim is softened with band Of
lace or feathers or in some other
way.
A hat with a small brim is be.
coming to the average stout woman
and can be made to help create an
illusion OF height II the trimming is
high. Such a hat Is much more
youthful than the conventional tur-
ban to which for some inexplica bl G