ACCENT ON FORM

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 2, 18 January 1937, Page 14

ACCENT ON FORM

Foundations are Quite as Important as Frocks

To be even. remotely eligible as a foundation these days, a corset. must do more than control one's curves, It must give precisely the same iines as the frock, with the required amount of suppleness or trimness as the case may be, with the maximum amount of freedom, and also provide tfle right surface., One wrinkle beneath a dance sheath, for instance, and one looks a perfect huneh. Likewise, heavy boning beneath flimsy fabrics stands out like ribs in an old umbrella. ~ So, ladies all, a word or two here on how to choose your next-to-you's to best effect. Eirst, don't forget that they really are worn next to you. Don't spoil their clever non-rlding capabilities by wearing, as your mothers did, a modest vest beneath. Eemember, these days corsets are washable to the very bones which are, by the way, always rustless in any corset worthy of its good name. And that reminds us, make no mistake about it, bones belong on 1936-37 figures for" all their uncorseted looks. But,- bones used sparingly and only at strategic spots. Tiny diagonal ones at waist to keep your all-elastic girdle

from rolling down on you. Bones over the tummy to prevent its falling into the line of least resistance. Bones at rthe back to give tailored skirts a good take-off. Bones at diaphragm. because it, again, is one of those things that must be irreproachably flat and free of all fleshy bulges. As a matter of;fact, you do with fewer bones all round, because the new corset fabrics now do half the controlling and moulding for all their exquisite looks— some do ALL. Clever inwoven stretch takes care of that, and makes firm moulding fabrics out of satins, failles, nets and even laces. Just how mueh restraining power you lieed- from either fabric or bones, or from botli, is a matter between you and your corsetiere — and if she's a good one, she's your best friend. . . . And do please go to her with an open inind. Remember corset construction and design have gone a long way since your last visit to the corset department. Where once you had only one day corset you now need several. . or as the world's greatest corset designer so, aptly. puts it — A Berlei for. every frock. . . . every occasion.