Evening star., 1939-02-11

your clothes, it gives an impress
sion of bursting with-shall we say
health?
Clinging things are just as bad.
Knotted clothes are out. too.
And never think you will do bet
ter without slip.
The fraction of an inch you save
in circumference is not half as
noticeable as the fact that your
frock clings in regrettable man
ner to your derri0-e.
BY the same token, chiffon and
silk Jersey are deplorable.
2. Choose thin fabrics.
Choose silk rather than wool, thin
wool rather than tweed, crepe
rather than slipper satin.
And we mentioned earlier the
trick of wearing coat dress rather
than suit to avoid two thick
nesses Of material around the hips
Another trick is. never wear a
| uble-breasted suit. since it, too
presents two thicknesses exactly
where you are most anxious to cut
down on bulk.
3.-Stick to unbroken, vertical
lines.
No skirts and jackets. If you
must wear a suit, swagger styles are
best.
Use all the tricks of emphasizing
height.
Buttons down the front, verticle
borders and so forth are even more
necessary for you.
4. Rely on side closings for
coats and coat dresses.
The side closing is extremely
f1attering, particularly the one
copied from a policeman'S coat.
This motif can be adapted dozen
ways with buttons, pleats, stitch
ing, etc.
5. Never wear a complete belt.
Indicate the waistline subtly.
Nip it.
And rely on the long flare of a
gored skirt and slightly padded
shoulders to convey small waist
: by contrast.
Or use the link-button coAEned
with borders.
Or start your belt at either side.
Or stop it on. either side in butcher
boy fashion.
Or convey waistline with rows
Of buttons, weskit style.
Or imply it with q panel down the
front tapering as desired. i.
6. Wear loose armholes.
They mask the upper arms.
And they permit the bodice 10
taper more noticeably toward the
waist.
I. Wear your skirts longish.
This serves a double purpose.
1t gives you leg length
And it let's your skirt flare further
at the hem so as to make your waist
all the more slender by contrast.
8. Wear dark col0rs.
Black. navy bye and dark neu-
! trail colors tend to make you look
smaller.
Light colors and particularly
bright colors make you look larger.
8. Wear dull finished fabrics.
Shiny fabrics highhght every
curve.
10. Concentrate detail at neck
and wrists.
Remember we said these were
your good points.
BY detail we don't mean frills, but
rather a strikingly cut neckline and
interesting close-fltting lower sleeves.
And concentrate your color at
these two points.
II. Don't wear caps or turned
down brims.
Caps will make you look pinhead-
ed quite as much as your tall friend.
And turneddown brims will
obliterate your short neck and seem
to sit smack on your shoulders.
No, you must choose your hats
with great care.
They must strike happy medium.
And they must sweep upward to
give you height.
Tricorns will do the trick nicely,
especially if you cock your cooked
hat rakishly over one eye.
Also there is a kind of Vatican
hat with an up-in-t -the-back brim
that's very good for you.
And diadem effects will give you
fattering line.
Just keep in mind the happy me-
dium and the uplifted lines. and
you can wear the youngest, giddiest
hat of that nature in the shop.
IL. Don't wear shoes that look
sensible.
You may have to wear orthopedic
shoes. But today you can find
handsome ones
Don't wear long pointed toes that
make your feet look too slender to
support you.
BY flattering your feet in this way
you hurt your figure so that you
lose more than you gain.
Remember the long view. Stand
before a full-length mirror and
study the toute ensemble.
Also don't wear straps over the
instep or pumps.
Both cut into the flesh in man.
ner that is painful to others If
not to you.
Wear one strap well up toward
the ankle. Or wear monk shoes.
And if you must wear pumps,
choose Colonial style.
13. Wear large accessories.
Garry a bag so big 1t makes you
look positively petite.
And you can have color here
without fear of its making you look
larger.
Wear massive clasps and rings.
They will make you look much