, 1923-02-11
Stoutness No Longer
Considered a Bar
to Smart Dressing


settle down supinely in q nut.
and believe that Providence has
handed her an unkind deal, from
which there is no escape.
That sort Of thing isn't being done
by the modern. alert, up-to-the-min-
ute feminine world of today. The
time was, OF course. when a woman
accepted her looks for what they
were. II she had a sallow COM
plexion and scraggly lair. she sighed
forlornly and looked enviously at
her sisters with a lovely couture and
a roseleaf skin: II she had a long
nose and a sharp face she let 1t go at
that and took her place among the
v~allfowers. But no more!
Nowadays she hunts up 4 beauty
specialist, who knows exactly what
her skin and her hair need. And she
adopts a style, both of couture and
millinery, which puts her sharp fea-
lures in the background. We don't
have ~wallhowers any more, except
those who are actually too indolent
10 make the best Of their good points.
And the stout woman! Why some
of the most distinguished women We
have today are persons OF embon-
point They have discovered that
the trouble was quite as much in
their attire as in their figure, and
with vigor they set about to remedy
It. A visit to a smart couturier; a
mornings session with the corset
expert, and she becomes a new crea-
ture-a woman of regal appearance
and delightful poise.
Pounds in Appearance.
Long line! Long lines! and Sc
we're simplicity. That ought to be
drilled into the subconscIous depths
of every stout woman's mind before
che even begins to think about her
gowns. Which doesn't mean in the
least that she must stick TO the
straight up and down one-piece
frock. Indeed, 1t does not. She may
even don the fashionable over-
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a single pound In appearance.
This sounds like sheer audacity on
my part, doesn't It? But, you zee, I
have recently found that the stout
woman is having all sorts Of things
done for her benefit A man who for
years was a famous designer has
turned his attention to the problem
OF smart costumes regardless Of
avoirdupois. And he has assuredly
achieved some delightful results. He
has given to the stout woman not
merely small models developed on
larger lines. but he has studied her
proportions and given her models
designed especially for her.
1 was shown some stunning over
blouses which followed this theme.
One Of blue crepe, with a tan vest,
is both unusual and inviting. 1t has
the new roll collar, which is being
shown on so many Of the latest
blouses, and the vest takes care OF
the line at the bust. which Is fire.
quently so apparent. The sleeves
were exceptionally interesting, with
their opening at the cuff, and their
adorable little frilled ruffes, which
also edged the collar. The blouse is
gathered but slightly-to avoid extra
fullness, but to give Just enough
into a band at the hips, which fast
ems with one snap.
The Shoulder Seam.
This, you see. allows freedom over
the hips, and their is no danger of
the blouse riding up in an unsIgbtlv
manner One of the distinctive fea-
lures is the shoulder seam, which IA
the same length as the ordinary
blouse. although the sizes run from
A to Sc. This is the result of expert
knowledge. in realizing that because
a woman is larger at her hust she ia