Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1917 — Your Figure. [ARTICLE]

Your Figure.

One hears a great deal about' the “perfect 36,2-and it really isn’t 36 a t all. Here are the alleged measurements : , Neck. 13% inches; bust, >37 inches; waist, 26 inches; hips, 40 inches. Th® length of the skirt from the waist line to the floor is four inches. The perfect 36 should measure 19% inches inside the sleeve measure. The line down the back from the base of the collar to the waistline should be 15% inches. These figures are for the average, bui-the measurements, of course, can vary. For instance, the perfect 36, according to tailors and dressmakers,- range from 36 to 38 inches, although 37 is the ideal. Seventy-five per cent of women are below the 36 standard and thost of the rest - are over. This- is >Heca use ■ theyhave permitted their muscles to b(*rtune flabby and loose from lack* of exercise, and have either taken on weight or lost it. • I . \