Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-06-21


gether and talk, as personally, a
plainly, as practically as we can
about every woman's problem Of
making life more attractive for the
world at large by being a bit more
decorative ourselves. And, first, be
cause there are so many thousand Of
us looking over each others should.
ers. let's divide up into smaller and
more manageable groups, to which
we can give actual, usable advice.
| Get out your tapeline, find an
| obiiging friend to measure you. and
then locate your own grodp by means
of this old table Of Greek measure
ments for determining the ideal av-
erage figure. To be sure, modern
life has evolved a lighter simmer
type for the young girl who goes in
| for athletics, but when she ia no
longer slim nineteen. she, too, will
Join the large majority of US for
whom this old rule still holds good.
Your own head. measured from
chin to top of forehead Is the unit OF
measurement. Ali your other mea-
surements. divided by this head
should come out a. follows:
Heads
Height from the top Of head to
-------.-------------.--...-. 5
From tip OF chin to bottom of
bredstDOno -------------------..---------.- /
From bottom Of breastbone to
wAistline .---------.-.....-.......-..--.
Under arm, from armhole to
waistline ----.-----.------.--.--...---.-- 1
Arm or armhole measure 2
Bust, which usually is 2 inches
smaller than hip Measurement AZ
From top of forehead to waist
Iino ------------------------------- %
Hip measurement - AZ
Waistline measurement -.
From waistline to fullest part or
dart point, of beginning OF legs
From beginning Of legs to bot
tom OF Knee -------------..----.------.- ~
From bottom OF knee to floor 2
Those Nine Groups-Which Is
Yours?
A few of US seem to e Absolutely
correct; truly ideal average figures
"A precious gift of Eve that will be
ours just so long as we are vatchtul
just so long as We honestly con-
suit the truth-telling mirror-just so
long as We keep the years at lacer',
length with tho right eorsets Many
more so closely Approximate the pro-
portions that they may term them
selves average, though not oufte
ideal. All Of these form tho first
group.
The second group is made up OF
those whose vertical measurements
are, uniformly, just a little longer in
proportion than their horizontal
a trffle more than heads tall.
though not more than AZ around
the hips. They're the tall slender
group.
Another group are more than s
heads tall. but more solidIy built
the tail heavy. The short sIend-
or group are both shorter and NOR.
slender than the average. The fifth
group, the short heavy, are shorter
han the average though not 40
slender The sixth may be of any
height, but, alas, they're not quite in
proportion because, from the waist
Up, their measurements are all N
excess OF what they shouid be. -nd
MS constitutes their main problem
20 beauty. This isthe large above
he waist group. The seventh re-
Terses the region of discomfort; they
measure good bit more than AZ
reads around the hips and constitute !
he large below the waist group. |
The eighth-one of the biggest I
all the short-waist-
ID ladies. The ninth is formed Of
hose whose defect isn't one of
heads" but whose backs are curved
and the fashionable woman must /
void curved backline a. she avoid.
N unbecoming color.
Measure yourself by your head
nd decide your type Of figure be-
ore you even think of buying q
orset. 1t will only take few min
ties and may save you another buy
ng mistake and enough money to
uy that hat you thought you could
Z afford.
II you have any corset problems
Trite to Miss Jane Hill, in care of
his paper, and your letter (unopen-
d. will be forwarded direct to her
or answer.