Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
The New Outlines.

1t is no new thing to say that our
profile has changed radically in the last
few months. Dress designers are trying
TO restore the line Of some years ago,
that is, dresses that show a normal
waist line, that outline the hips and the
bust, that cover the legs to great ex-
tent. Personally I hope and believe
that this new outline will become con-
Siderably modified before it settles
several years. The new outline is not
youthful. At the moment it's extremely
fusSy. Designers have achieved their
effect by setting in bits of material, they
have gone to the limit in achieving
movement" with swinging panels,
sashes and other loose bits of drapery.
Their novelty of an uneven hem line
has been carried to the limits of sanity
and well beyond. The real artist in
ideas and never makes an error Of taste.
But alas there are few artists who are
also dreSsmakers.
There is one bit of very sensible ad-
vice that want to remember. Do not
follow too closely these new and fancy
styles. BY all means lengthen your
skirts little. Our skirts have been get
ting too short for either dignity or good
looks. But do not lengthen them too
much. Just above the middle of the
calf Of the leg is discreet and becom-
ing distance. BY all means raise the
waist line of your dresses, but don't
bring your belts quite to the natural
waist line unless you've an exceptionally
good figure. A belt placed a few inches
below, or a skirt on a raised piece of
betting, Is wonderful disguise for i'm
perfect lines.
Stick to simplicity. 1t is the one way
you can be absolutely sure of good
taste, good style and general becoming
ness. Some people can cary elaborate
clothes and even look well with an
elaborate ornamental background. But
elaboration these days must be expen-
sively and exquisitely done You must
have both leisure and plenty Of money.
@. C. C.-The pilocarpine tonic often
mentioned in the Chats will help
your scalp trouble and may even cure
1t, as there Is about everything in the
formula to cover cases of dandruff and
any other scalp disorder in a general
way. There Is always a limit to any
general tonic for the scalp, and. scalp
diseases that will not yield to a tonic
should be diagnosed and treated as
needed individually, which means really
SAu1eo scalp specialists, services. A
bad case OF dandruff has already reached
the place where the scalp requires the
best OF care, although a good tonic will
de something TO help 1t, especially IL IL
Is antiseptic and also healing. I shall
be glad to send you formula for a
good tonic If you forward a self-ad-
dressed envelope for mailing.
Quacks.
Any one who writes a column about
improving ones looks or cultivatinC
beauty naturally must advise using all
sorts Of cold creams and skin freshen-
ers. At the same time, any conscien-
tious beauty editor must warn her
readers against numerous forms OF
quackery. Otherwise they will simply
waste their money. or in many cases do
active harm to themselves. It is SO
easy to fall for the attractively labeled
box or bottle. I, myself, should be too
completely hard boiled to find myself
buying things because their outsides are
nice, and yet l have to make a con-
scious effort to pull up and remind
myself that it is the contents I'm usinG
and not the wrapper. Besides, we be-
lieve what we want to believe, and Il
jar OF cream advertises plansibly or
its cover that 1t will remove blemishe:
or do away with wrinkles we buy Il
not really believing. but hoping tina