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ECONOMY IN DRESS

STANDARDISED CLOTHING INITI ATED IN ENGLAND.

Considerable interest was taken some eighteen months ago in the publication by the "Age" of au article describing the strides made in America by the movement for standardising women's clothing in the interests of \Jiealth, economy, and simplicity. The extension of the'propaganda to Australia vas .widely discussed, but not unnaturally tho whole idea was strongly discountenanced. The proposal vras niisconstrucd as an attempt to banish all colour and variety from women's attire, for all occasions and for nil seasons, instead of being an effort to rationalise a department of human affairs then, as now, exhibiting a tendency to.iiotous and ill-balanced extravagance. In England, however, tho pressure of war conditions is producing a strong impetus in tho direction of standardised clothing—for men. Whether the authorities will ever have the courage to apply the principle to women has yet to be seen; but for men it was in operation as recently as November iast. Tho Lloyd George Government, through its Director of Wool Textile Production, has elaborated a scheme for placing on the market standard cloths for civilian wear. Conditions in Australia are vastly different from those in Great Britain at tho present time, but many problems would be solved if a standardisation of certain branches of clothing could be attained in Australia.—Melbourne "Age."

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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 95, 15 January 1918, Page 3

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221

ECONOMY IN DRESS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 95, 15 January 1918, Page 3

ECONOMY IN DRESS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 95, 15 January 1918, Page 3

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