Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-09-16 | Page 16 | Career Girls Give Tips to Beginners

Career Girls Give Tips Ti ps To Beginners By ALICIA HART Tips which are guiding one young career beginner in her choice of office clothes may pr prove ve as helpful to others who arc are also tethered to a restricted budget These tips were gleaned by Vf Jo Hardin of Dallas Tex award ward winner of Charm magazines magazine's magazines magazine's maga maga- zine's zincs fashion design contest While touring on a a. traveling fellowship she held interviews with hundreds of experienced ed career girls Van Vanita ita who Is heading hending for a fashion design career carr says the girls she he interviewed root for neutral-colored neutral simple suits and classic dresses These choices choices' are arc liked best for office vear wear when surfaced hard-surfaced fab fab- as as gabardine arc are used Reasons 1 They stand up under rigorous wear and are resistant to soils reports Vanita Jo Her forum told her that skirt lines must be critically chosen Reasons 1 Too straight ht a skirt is apt to cup in back after fter prolonged sitting at a desk T full full o-full skirts spill over chair sides dragging hemlines on the floor which means quicker soiling soiling soiling soil soil- ing and more frequent trips to the cleaners Choices recommended recommended mended arc are moderately flared skirts or those with some back fullness This forum aired other problems problems problems lems as follows Because a suits suit's skirt tends to wear out faster than the tho jacket an alternate skirt which can be with the jacket jacketS is good business It will double the life liCe of the suit One small-brimmed small hat used for wear with office togs is a good plan This gives a finished finished finished fin fin- well-groomed well look that an should up-and-coming up career girl have Simple shoes with medium heels are arc a favored compromise compromise compro- compro I mise between heeled flat-heeled moccasins moccasins moccasins mocca mocca- sins which may look too collegiate ate in an office and spike heels which are apt to be uncomfortable able for long day-long wear