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Show .X t 1 ' X. r m 2C The Salt Lake Tribune, Saturday,"March 17, 1962 Wright About Fashion The Little Woman By Don Tobin What Do We Wear at Home? By Olga Marla ' My the clothes we would like to hav?. We so .often find that we have too much of one kind of outfit and nothing of another. We get so tired of wearing old, unmatched leftover clothes in which to work around the house. We dont have a mad crush on the milkman or anything, but he does scare easily. We are both average heights (55 and 57) and weigh (117 and 128 pounds respectively). We have dark brown hair and olive complexions. We are both in our twenties, each with a house full of kids. Needless to say, weve lost the charm of being glamorous while scrubbing Wright last weeks mall the following amusing letter from two young housewives: Dear Miss Wright: We are a couple of young neighbors who decided that you are the one who can help us with this typical probl- em. What is a basic ward- . for robe moth- ers with small Miss Wright children? We dont get out much or cant afford to buy U.S. Women Gain Girth TELEPHONE floors. One of us sews all her clothes while the other buys them when she can. One prefers to wear dresses and skirts to work in and the other wears only slacks and sweaters. We both live at the beach in California. Could you help us return to the realm of the human race, feminine-styleTwo Ragged Mothers. Dear Bagged Mothers: Ive really got to hand it to you both. The ability to maintain a sense of humor through a child-fillehectic life is half the battle. Your basic problem is lack of time rather than lack of know-how- . Start by realigning your thinking so that clothes are your for the house, not for going out Although you spend most of your day at home, dont develop a nobody sees me anyway" attitude. Looking attractive Is good for t. your morale and terpart. But dont worry, girls. The statisticians say youre more willowy and better proportioned than ever before. The key to the matter, they say, Is added height' a study by the research staff of a girdle manufacturer. The survey revealed that In 1900, the average woman was 5 feet 2 inches tall and k The American woman today is, on the average, 2V inches taller than the woman of ? REGULARITY These findings come from NEW YORK (UPI) The American female is taller, heavier, bustier, leggier and hippier than her 1900 coun- COMPAMV Helps maintain 1900. 'in the prime-oMif- years e weighed 114 pounds. Today, she is 5 feet 4V4 and weighs 126. The average bust measurement in 1900 Tin the age bracket) was 33310 Inches; today. Its 35. The average waist, which was 24 inches 60 years ' ago, is 26 inches now. 20-4- 0 Smallest Player Piano AT KING'S d jJjneyFaettwi 8md1ct, lo lBteWorkl I dont want a private line. I Just want a more Interesting party line. best-lookin- If you arent satisfied with yourselves, youre certainly not going to project yourselves satisfactorily (appearancto others. e-wise) If necessity forbids getting rid of all those leftovers, throw out the ones that dont go with anything. Team up that old beige sweater with an inexpensive khaki skirt, a' or with -- .slacks.. couple of straight from sturdy material like white duck cloth or brightly-printehomespun. "The good leftovers should be coordinated, and your skirts should be shortened to the 1962 length of just below the knee. Old skirts are somehow always too long. Get some inexpensive denim or ticking and make a sleeveless (or sleeved) tent dress. Hem it short. Line one side with polka dot cotton, another with solid. Or mix calico with solid, and you have a reversible beach-hous- e dress. If your husband doesnt like loose, voluminous dresses, tug them in with a very You can even wide self-bel- t use plain m a n i 1 a rope, knotted at the ends. over-blous- d J new-lookin- g HAWAII AND WORLD'S Replace Soiled Dress Top With Similar Pattern By Patricia Scott Could you please Q. tell me how I can change the top of a royal blue satin dress which was discolored by p e r f u me. The dress Is new. Miss C. N. A.-- 1 suggest f that .you rip out the top of the dress and replace it with a new one. You wont be able to match the satin so try a blue, of the same tone, in velvet or velveteen. Choose a pattern having a top as dose as possible in style to the old one. And, watch that perfume! Q. I have a particular problem. look just terrible. What can I do to avoid this? Mrs. S. J. A. You cant avoid this when stitching the seam, but It can be fixed after the seam Is finished. Take a needle and just pick the nap out of the seam. The hairs or nap are very short and they will come out easily. After you do this down' the entire seam, the hair will cover the seam line, giving your lake fur garment an authentic look. .the Spinet that Is a V taSCTLST at 995 New op.. Tin $QP00 ZOj UP USED PLAYERS :3o Monday Till 9 p.m. for today's younger men and women over 45 TERMS ' - KINGS the modern bulk stimulant Player-Pian- o MUSIC SHOP DRUG CENTER tteres p,anos The Original 2233 S. 7th Esst Pay-U- Drag 27 EAST BROADWAY 220S HIGHLAND DRIVE 39th SO. A WASATCH BLVD. N. K. Galtacher, Owner I measure 40 around around the around the hips. Should I buy size 16 patterns and make the top larger or size 18 and make the skirt smaller? Mrs. R. A. Buy the size 18 and make the skirt smaller. Fitting the bust properly Is most important Youll find it much easier to make a skirt smaller than to slash and refit the bust of a pattern. Q. 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