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Show H DESIGNING FOR STOUT WOMEN' LH Large Figures May Now Do as Smart H In Appearance as Thote of H Slender Type. H Length of Hue Is the thing souetit f-f-fM by designers of apparel for tho "stout" t-9-9-V figure. Itcgardlcss of the fuct that n H casual glance at tho femlnlno passer- ifl by on any smart thoroughfare would lead one to concludo that tho woman ffH with a developed flgure was decidedly B n thing of the pust, It has been claimed H by Arms specialising In clothes for IHB "stouts" that actual statistics provo H more than 50 per cent of tho feminine B population belong In tho "stout" class. RH Time una when a woman of larger BSb than normal slxe djired not select any HH sort of a plaid frock or even separate eklrt, when materials printed In large HH designs or patterns were as carefully HH uvolded, and the poor unfortunate was HBc advised to always adhere to dark col- JH ors, so that she might be ns Inconsplcu- HHI ous as possible. HB Btyle deslgnlug has reached such a HH jrtuge of pcifectlon that these things ' i are no longer necessary, and the largo (vonmti may now bo Just us smart In 2pnenrunco as her sister with tho sirlnghean flgure. A very slenderizing dress wns mado up In a navy and lighter blue canton crepe, the lighter colored fabric being let Into the frock in the form of panels running practically Its entire length, and touches of embroidery !mho same shade also helped to trim It. The girdle wns of bluck Jet null heads or cabochons. The mime style Idea might be cur. rled out effectively In a printed foulard or crcpo da chine, with a plain color material forming the panels. Tho whole Idea In designing clothes for the stout tlgure Is to secure length of line and to avoid" a nlpped-ln ap-pearunco ap-pearunco at the waist, thus accentuating accentuat-ing hips nnd bust. |