VOGUE FOR SLIMNESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18629, 9 February 1924, Page 6 (Supplement)

VOGUE FOR SLIMNESS.

Paris streets just now present a very striking spectacle, says a correspondent. They seem to be full of upright caterpillars, mostly black in colour, moving rather stealthily along. Only on closer examination is each , " caterpillar" revealed as a woman.

From her closely-coiffed head, with its smooth bands of hair or cropped locks under a tiny black hat with a front peak, to her feet, of which only the toes peep out under a long skirt, the Parisienne is one straight line. Where the young and slender are concerned, the result is rather graceful, and is having a good influence on their walk and carriage. No longer is the hockey stride or the slouch possible in clinging garments that measure at the most two feet round the hem and tightly swathe the knees. Every natural curve and line of the figure is wonderfully abolished, and only the very stout, who should certainly not affect the " tube" fashion, dislike the new silhouette. Indoor dresses are also being made as scant ilv as possible. The " caterpillar" vogue is welcomed by some medical men, because in their efforts to become slim enough for it, many women will give up rich and elaborate food and drink. But others think that a mode which induces its votaries to try " banting" is a dangerous one.