Style and Fit.

Otago Witness, Issue 2412, 24 May 1900, Page 56

Style and Fit.

A dressmaker is not necessarily good because she fits Aveil. Fie means that there as ncriumeacssary fulness or -wrinkles, that "tlip garment is just the right size and cleifincs the figure properly. This may do very ■well 'for a perfectly-formed figure, but as a ■matter of fact few of us have perfect figures, (and we require style at, well as" lit. The 'figure that is defective should not be accurately fit Led and cruelly exposed. The stylish dressmaker is she v, ho, by a skilful cut and arrangement of drapery, conceals [your physical defects. If your bust is too flat she will not 'have the world know the painful {.rath. Tf your waist is flatter than il should be she will contrive so that none but your dearest female friend will iguess. If your neck is not swan-like she will not provide you with a fashionable ruff

The home dressmaker, by paying particular attention to stylo (w itli the above meaning), can often achieve more satisfactory results than the ordinary dressmaker, who is satisfied with a good fit and a modish cut, and who does not regard your figure with the loving and sympathetic interest it merits. If you have secured the services of one who" makes the most of your good points and effectually conceals your deficiencies, then you are "to be- congratulated.