The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-17

morale. OF course. you'll notice an
Improvement III appearance even
before this, because any exercise
makes YOU more conscious Of pos
ture and correctly selected and
fitted clothes always make YOU
seem more ideally proportioned.
Don't Wear Frills
We have discussed the short fig
ure problem let's see what
you should Go If you are short but
beautifully proportioned You are
the most feminine type, and should
try to keep yourself that way. You
can wear soft, dainty clothes, but
do avoid frills that would detract
from the lovely lines of your figure.
Soft. handWorked details on your
blouSes when you wear suits, soft
scarves worn in a variety of ways.
simple bows or tucks of the same
material as your well-ftted dresses
are sufficient in the way Of trim
mings.
In exercises. you need a few good
ones for posture. That is all. If
you can skip rope or bicycle that's
about all YOU need to stay in form.
You can wear tiny patterns in
prints. plaidS and checks, although
plain colors and even tWo-color
combinations are good. Choose
youthful materials. either soft dra-
pable ones or crisp sheer cOttonS.
Silk bengaline or shantung is nice
for summer suits, light gaDardlne
for winter ones. Avoid heavy or
mannish fabrics. Keep hats young
and gay. preferably with some
height to make you look taller and
simmer. Choose bright gloves or
bags. the latter medium in size to
be in scale with your figure.
What TO do If you're tall and
thin? Exercise by all means. If
you can study dancing 1t will do
more than anything else to give
you rhythmic, graceful carriage
and elf-aSsurance. Exercise to
improve your posture. All too often
the tall girl slumps in order to
make herself look shorter. spelling
any inherent loneliness her figure
might have.
Suits Are Flattering
Try 10 do things TO accent your
figure. Scarves and suits can do
nice things to flatter you. You are
the ideal type to wear Stacks and
handsome hostess pajamas. A good
all-in-one foundation. one made
especially for your type figure, will
round out the angles at your hips
and encourage you to carry your
self more gracefully. Be sure your
slips are long enough and if you
can find them. choose wrap around
styles that give more graceful
flare TO your skirts. You are an
ideal type 10 wear bright. clear
colors and gay two or three-color
combinations.
If YOU are tall but well proper
toned, approximately the same
rules apply. Watch your posture
and carriage. Have fun with
clothes. you are the type clothes
designers like for a model. Avoid
frills. Be smart and stately rather
than youthful and feminine. Use
colors for dramatic effect - "one
dark, one light, one bright" Is the
formula. Dashing hats. accessories
bit on the extreme side all con-
tribute TO making an adventure out
Of your shopping trips.
Tall and fat? Oh. OH Plan your
wardrobe carefully around dark
neutral shades and small abstract
patterns Avoid clinGing fabrics.
Choose simple tailored lines. medi-
um sizes in hats and bags. Exercise
like made TO keep your figure down.
See your doctor before tacklings a
good reducing diet and stick to il
while your exercise. If you are
quite heavy, two Commute eXer-
else periods each day are better
than longer periods that leave you
feeling exhausted