Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1917 — Fashionable Figure of Today. [ARTICLE]
Fashionable Figure of Today.
"The fashionable figure 4s. long and straight. All the puffs and ruffles have been pressed flat All the short waists and skirts have been pulled down. “There are no flares or protrusions. It is slight and girlish and vigor and dash go with it. ... . » . “Whether it is artificial or not, it doesn't seem to be. It is the figure of the capable young woman who can do things and enjoy doing them." This is the description of the figure likely to be the most fashionable in 1917, t given by a well-known fashion expert.
