The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 8, 1947, Page 4

NEED atin asa ane, eevee ntact ate akan eh en eee mene Ne SP: PINT-SIZE SWANK .. . . Gold- en beige silk shantung makes a spectatorssports dréss- for resort wear, designed :to fit the average figure - propor- tions. (\U. S. AVERAGE .. . This flattering pure silk shan- tung dress is designed for women five feet five or un- der. Swathed hipline and front peplum add interest. By DOROTHY ROE Associated Press Fashion Editor HAvE you ever wondered why your new dress didn’t look the same as it did when you saw it on the mannequin in thef store window? Or have you ever picked out a dress from a . . . Proportioned oveniny. % gown in spun rayon with: colorful silk print bolero and cowl hodd. For short-". er women, by Varden. .. GLAMOUR FOR SHORTIES . —_—_—_—_——— Ct gone Enercmacene in eS Mary Costell Died Yesterday picture in a magazine, only to find that it made you look like | Mrs. Mary Costello, 7), widow a pygmy dressed in a circuit tent? of Charles Costello of Brooklyn, —_—_—_————————-& _ It’s a common fate of the aver-j y gieg yesterday after a age woman, of average size, to M rs. Camus Leads ‘find bitter disappointment in the P.-T, A. Delegates To Region Session | waistline is too long, the sleeves short illness. Mrs, Costello had been visiting fit of clothes she buys in ready-!in Key West two months and The body was sent today by the Pritchard Funeral Home to Mrs. Fernando Camus, presi- dent of the Monroe County Par-" ent-Teachers. Association, will lead: a: sizeable Key West dele- gation to the Region Ten meet- ing of the Florida Congress of Parents and Teachers in Miami next, week. . P.-T.A., representa- tives from :Ft. ‘Lauderdale, south will attend. ; is The convention will be held Tuesday at the Shenandoah Ele- | too long, the skirt too long. even} Brooklyn, where funeral services. ; though the garment may fit in}|will be held Tuesday morning 4 Py mentary School at 1023 S. W./ Since we are not all constructed pe Street, under the direction | }ike Powers models, who usually of Mrs. C. B. Tutan of Miami, di- jare at least five feet ‘ten, with a rector. Mrs. J. Floyde Griffin, of site ° : | size 12 waist and hipline, it be- Tampa, state president, will} hooves us to look into the pro- Sea rT . ‘he | speak on “Meeting the Chal- | portion of the clothes. we buy. lenge of Our Golden Opportun- ities” at 10:15 a. m. At 10:45 a. m. Dr. James Shelby Thomas of the extension department of the University of Miami, will speak on “Meeting the Challenge Through Education.” Based on the findings of the Governor’s Citizens Committee on Education recently released, a forum will be conducted at 11:45 a. m., on “Unfinished Business,” by Mrs. Joe Mason, secretary of the state congress. Both Mrs. Griffin and Dr. Thomas will take part by giving the health and world understanding phases of the topic. James Hen- derson, school board member of the Dade County system of pub- lic education, will speak on edu- cation; Mrs. Mary Dial, state legislation chairman, on parent and family life education, and W. L. Philbrick on state exceptional | child chairman, the exceptional child. Mrs. E. L. Thayer, state par- liamentarian, will have a short session starting at 11:30 a. m., on} “How to Conduct an Election and the Duties of Officers.” A conference from 2 to 3 p. m., will be for presidents, with Mrs. | Griffin, Mrs. Herman Heinlein, Dade County president and state pre-school chairman, speaking. Another will be for officers and chairmen responsible for pro- gram planning. Mrs. Mason has been assigned the topic of pub- licity; Mrs. Dial, publications; Mrs. I. L. Sherron, state home and family life chairman, of Hol- lywood, home and family life; Mrs. R. W. Condon, assistant | regional director, of Fort Lauder- dale, fine arts. Registration will begin at 9:30 | m. Files Divorce Petition A divorce petition was filed today by Dominic Macaroni against Dosario C. Macaroni, ac- cording to records on iile with ‘ountvy Clerk Ross C. Sawve a. One manufacturer has investi- gated the measurements of the average woman and found that a large percentage of U. S. female adults are five feet or under in height, with a little more. girth than is usually provided for in the standard size dresses. dress anyway, alteration costs: 42nd street. is, the proportions are wrong for most’ 'désighers plan* their ‘crea- woman,: short and slightly hefty,’ eo ole are AS i addin’ machine. Take a figure are to live in the style to which |ed it over, saying we have large say “style’—that is my idea—but ; buck budget— there is only one The result is a line of dresses circumference, If she buys, the, from the Costello residence on make“it more expensive than she} planned. If she tries to wear it as THE LOW DOWN her figufe. ¢ ~ yy ae ee ee Oe * ai ae ee ‘WY ig‘a sad byt true’ fact that) 77... h tions for the’ tall; willowy fash- HICKORY G ion ‘models, ° while® the} average is left with only a dteam of how anites “fagures) ais sottih be ® “ | she would: like to: look. if you just depend on a pencil of like 37 billion which Uncle Harty says he needs if the Bureau Boys they been accustomed. That is no slouch—37 billion—but he gloss- ; responsibilities and must keep on pullin’ in our belt. He didn't ‘style’ is the right word And now,. that 37,000,000,000 L | item where my slip-stick shows and suits designed especially to! no hope of reduction, it is the 5 fit the proportions of the average! billion for interest. You don’t American woman. whose height} quck interest. 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