Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-12
FRocKS FOR THE LARGE
FIGURE

Dame Fashion with her whirns and
caprices, often 30 cruelty sights the
large women that they have lost faith
IN her. and season after season. have
been wont 70 sxclAim, The new styles
are pretty but can't wear any Of
them!" Not % this season; Our
changeable goddess seems to have had
these women particularly In mind,
and has given 20 them numerous
styles which are smart and VIII give
@ hint 6f youth and slenderness TO
our most generously proportioned ma.
irons.
Il 70 not O very difficult thing for
the stout woman 70 possess smart
clothes, II she win but give Q little
time occasionally 70 the study Of cos
tune lines. The most common error
that dstracts from the appearance Of
this type Of woman 10 the wearing
OF sung fitting gowns. Snugness does
not necessarily produce an effect Of
Slenderness, In fact Il usually has the
opposite effect, and accentuates every
faulty line. Slender, well.formed wo-
men often wear closely fitted gar
ments, but II IL generally acknowl
edged that they do so IN order to
bring out all the lines Of the figure.
When q woman'S figure is too full or
rounded. attention should not be
called to its defects By gowns that
Will produce an unlovely silhouette,
Self consciousness 10 q vitality i'm
portant thing for the stout woman to
overcome. This is most essential, as
II is one Of the real drawbacks to
which lack of style may be attri.
buted. When a woman Is stout, we
are aware that she is so; the fact
that she may be five pounds heavier
or lighter than usual we would prob
ably never notice. People are all too
busy with their own affairs to OBJ.
serve that the waist Of Mrs. So and
So is an inch larger or smaller. When
the large woman realizes this, and
ceases to worry about her size, she
win look forward with pleasure to
the selection Of new clothes, instead
Of being harrassed and annoyed.
For ordinary wear, one Of the very
best types Of dress for the large wo-
man II the sports suit. The straight
loose lines viii be found to be ex-
tremely becoming, and IL made in
crepes Of yoiles win prove indispen-
sable for wear during the warm sum-,
rner months. The skirts should be
hung In straight unbroken lines. The
coat should be made fairly long, but
for short figures half way between
the hips and knees 1t Is the belt
Of the sport coat, however, that is the
prime consideration. Il should be so
loose that only hint win be given
Of the real size Of the Waist-line. II
II tits closely It Will almost always
cause the bust and hips Of the wearer
to look larger, which would be very
undesirable. If straight line could
be drawn from the hips to the shout.
|ders itswUul1 seem % mike one very
large. a belt placed around the waist
and drawn IN until the straight line
Il broken, and Is about three inches
closer to the body will produce a
much more slender effect than If il
were drawn In six inches, as the bust
and hips would loom up out Of all
proportion and give the hateful and
unnatural shour.glass' effect.
II the shoulders and bust are much
smaller than the hips and abdomen a
gown should be designed with very
light colors IN the blouse, and the
darker shadings IN the skirt. Every
art should be employed to make the
shoulders look broader, thereby i'm
proving the proportion Of the figure.
Proportion IN building gown is Just
as essential as il Il In designing a
house. Figure No. illustrates this
idea. The upper part Of this gown
is made in light color. the skirt in q
much darker shade. The reflection