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Show With New Years but one week away, it means spring is that much closer, and spring means new clothes. It seems a lady can't win she just gets settled with a suitable wardrobe, nicely fitted to her measurements, when a new season rolls around and Dame Fashion has put forth another new idea to make her perfectly good clothes passe. Thus, the ball of business keeps rolling. You may not notice it yet, here in the west, but already, in the east, there is much activity about the new long hemline. Of course, the one to start all the trouble now was the famous Parisian designer, Dior, and the only reason any change of idea gains momentum is due to the fickleness of the fair sex. The new length is actually nine inches from the floor. It is expected, expect-ed, however, that this extreme length will be modified for Ameri- cans which is usually the case. Some fashion experts predict we will be wearing our cocktail dresses dress-es this new length, but our street dresses will be a mere inch longer than they are now. One smart New York designer attempts to get around the dilemma and offers a dress with a long skirt, or a short one with a deep hem. This should solve the problem, for as yet, it looks as though the decision hangs ill the balance. May I speak my piece again on hemlines! Ladies don't be swayed too unwisely by what fashion dictates. dic-tates. " Remember, every woman has a different size leg and calf. There is always a "just right" place for each particular woman to end her skirt. With memories of those awful knee-length dresses during the last war, let us J"p never aiiow these to return. As for the opposite, it can be just as bad too long. However, if you are investing a considerable amount of money in a dress or coat, which you hope will wear a year or two, consider its hem. Can it be lengthened? It may be that by next fall you'll feel a little silly in a dress a little on the short side for what is being worn. |