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TTE MOULDS THE FIGURE By Eileen Tighe 'a cur' y Hfree". ed they trther in 'd ?pong^ jresentlyf lie short Woman, |>f com' lioment 'defined re is - a 1 gowns,'-natural rounded rnation, f Dame", 'at, waists ully; flat' eetly. dis' ut in thej'i ure. done! the bust |>s are to portioned oulded; lines of >$ired a ifulform |d lines, ^artistry IWc no ris, the idation tarries! ierhent. /ernands ^e us tb |upremefi Youth'1 without nateri||B ,us types',, ! only ??i - ars ago,, ret more,; ne even? [training,^ d with-di^e.dheS , been a &rsefle|s,k' |n, per' garters, proper er'social iing for proper bone of 0 doubt lit will'be^lved, only by an alert, adaptation, into' practical Flips, kafithe new," the smart, thq4pxtreme. When the one pieeeif oundatjSjbn ?╜ ^amf|it|Was first jmtrodypd, the matron favored it unSlstioningly. The usual * com^|aint. the , young, 'woman ?╟≤ was concerned *with theuf;q^mg of a tendency ^ to draHthe This, combined with an utterN new.'f^hffi qf, restrSihfe Ted to an acceptance,,of the step'in girdle^J^d; bandeiau Combination. Now the step'in ^Spfoving|not quite Pract|?·A; as ,It.produ|jgfei much avoided little roll of fat in 'jii|t',the place where, the neWfgown clings! to the figure the most^ With the advent of the accented bust line, several pew.^typ^S of one-piece foundations have comey into being. One or two modelsL are entirely, without elastic inserts; generally they ;aj^ Xhooked to the waist and S0 1 on over the hips. A well fitted - waist line, and anyuplifted bust liqb, take the pressure from the shouldlBf The popularity'^ the sun back, after its introduction, cahsedyit to find its way-^S the' modern foundation garment, and with this innovation holding sy^ay therfcus littS need to fear any feehngVlfF restrain?½ Thellun back 'givds great freedom in^the regibn>bfythe shouldlfey and, in|fact, In the entir^upper part of the body. The?╟╓se ?╟únew models ^Sqftfen displayed with m pan tie rufflJfbn the bottom, thus serving; Ws the! sole foundation for the outer ensemble, jjfer the "younger generation, at v their various professions, or at their ;xolle(g?½ an easily laundered article?╟╓is most appreciated;^^;now obtainable?╟Ñ and should be considered in pr actic^t&ef ection. Figurey 1 illustrates a clever little one piece garment, for the Junior Deb, who is, at the moment, acquiring a figure?╟÷or, foiy ^hat^eiwied'greup'^f^rewn^^upsf'whoyfusl ?╟ú can'Tpu^&n?╟╓wraghtr^ and who,?would like to assemble what flesh they can command ; into a Youthfulform. Fashioned of silk, with the power of stretch' ^Jfig while being put on gfnd contracting into place, ,when on the figurey it has fc) ^elastic inserts, small but strong hose supportprsy and it is ** as* simply laundered as a ^ handkerchief. This model is easily v _ ?╟úpulled on,||hooks to the waist and moulds a small or growing figure into the lines of the new silhouette. Sun . back. The illustration in Figure 2 depicts , a very adaptable^ ?╟únew typBy'ga.r'b .?╟≤ ment for the averagfe; or substantia&| figure, /depending upon the materials; used: This, also, hooks to the (wai||^ slips on over, the hips and has a sun back. The bust is accented; the waist carefully controlled, by the use of diagohalfptrips of material;' the hipsffl Well moulded. There are two sec' tions of elastic^ tapering from thel waist line to the hip$, one on either side; and "af small V of elastic in thej# center front. The model illustrated is fashioned of broadcloth, one of the popular soft fabrics- Withifilk milane& ;r| brassiere pockets; the line is Princ^ssjy/ and the foundation is ^mplete , of itseff. Verily this new freedom is on the-??> wane.. But we shall never ?║jfe its com' plete surrender, for it .is quite possi'. dde, in this day , and age* to obtain, without boning or torturous confine' ment, a Youthfulform.