Evening star., 1936-04-15
BY MARGARET WARNER.

HOW we do envy the perfect 36's,"
those fortunate persons who. like
mannequins, can just walk away with
any frock that they try on. But in
reality they are not as much in the
majority as you might imagine. Fit
ters will tell you that most dresses
need some adjustment to the indi-
vidual figure, but many persons are
careless and wear clothes that do not
fit perfectly, and are not we'll suited
to their particular types. .-
Every woman should make an in
telligent study of herself before full
length mirror in good strong light,
looking at herself from all sides, both
standing and sitting, then when she
is sure of her assets and liabilities with
relation to the accepted standard, she
will have a good basis on which TO
make her selection Of costumes from
the great variety that are offered both
in the shops and in the pattern books.
Here is where the home dressmaker
has wonderful opportunity to plan
a wardrobe that will make the most
of her good points and camouf1age her
bad ones. Instead of looking at frockS
that hang lifeless. packed tightly on
the racks of crowded shops, she may
study them at her leisure from the
pages Of the fashion magazines and
determine just which neckline. kinds
of sleeves, jackets and skirts will dc
the most for her.
RETTER still, this week in the de-
partment Of local store where
they sell materials by the yard, there
is being conducted a series of informa
style talks on this very subject thai
may be Of untold value to hundreds o1
women who have not yet learned what
to do to make themselves look really
attractive and smart through careful
selection of their clothes. There /:
always way to disguise those devi-
ations from the perfect figure and at
tract attention to some other point
This young woman has made an ex.
tensive study of the whole matter
the short-stout type. the tall-slendel
as well as the average-taking into
consideration styles of hair dressing
and the kinds of materials that make
the dress. She knows just how to dis
guise a too-full upper arm and what
to do about fiat chests and large hips
The right colors for each type OF
person are part of her stock of in
formation and she loves to diagnose
difficult cases.
In order to explain her points
graphically she demonstrates on little
half-Size models like overgrown paper
dolls. These stand on the table beside
her and the fabrics mentioned in the
discussion are draped near. She illus
trates her talks by dressing the little
models in dresses representing the
materials that may be found in the
shop and following the lines of stand.
ard patterns. She will be only too
glad to give you helpful advice on your
own individual needs.
TAKE for instance the two figures
sketched above. The tall slender
type wears the Gibson girl sleeves
easily because they give her needed
shoulder width. The little jacket OF
contrasting material (taffeta in this
case) nipped in at the waistline,
breaks the long line from shoulder to
floor and, of course, only the slender
type can wear successfully a pleated
chiffon skirt. If the model wears a
broad-brimmed hat, she also takes a
few inches from her height.
The short, stout type would be wise
in selecting frocks where the skirt
portion is carried up in a point or
curve on the waist. This gives a
greater length of skirt. Fitted sleeves
are better for her than full ones. and
whenever it is possible to find scanning
that extends from neck to hem, she