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& EARLY 1920's - A lot of people were shocked when women step- ped out in public in skirts that bared more than the ankle. In some areas ther were even suggestions that legislation be passed limit- ing hemlines to a maximum three inches from the floor. LATE 1920's It was not until 1925 that legs were exposed from the knee down. Other innova- tions | were the appear- ance of flesh-colored hos- iery, low waistlines and the vagabond hat. THE 1930's Paris succeeded in drop- ping hemlines in* the Thir- ties. They were still at-mid- calf length or lower when the development of nylon was formally announced at a preview of the 1939 New York World's Fair. LATE 1940's The New Look and 15- denier nylons arrived on the fashion scene about the same time. The long skirts left little leg showing, but what did show was clad in the sheerest stockings women had ever known. Fluctuating Hemlines Focus EARLY 1940's Wartime restrictions regu- lating amount of fabric in clothing produced a severe silhouette with square shout- ders and short, skimpy skirts. With the entire nylon output' earmarked for mili- tary applications, nylon stockings became as preci- ous as gas ration coupons and steak and butter. ' LATE 1950'S Not much above ankle length when the Fifties began, hemlines inched up slowly. By the end of the decade, they were approach- ing knee level and have been climbing uninterrupt- edly ever since. This dress and jacket costume is typi- cal of the period Tue qeuawa russe - Tree Sp: | Woman Leads Family Business To Success VANCOUVER (CP) -- Ten days after her 17th birthday, her father started Mary Dun- hill as a cashier in the family tobacco. business. Today she is chairman of the board of the business-- the giant Dunhill tobacco en- terprise of England. Her brother Albert, presi- dent of the company, says she had to earn the right to join him in running Dunhills. She did, with a vengeance. In an intérview here he said his sister, Mrs. Rex Lane in private life, is the brains of the company, while he is the expert on the products they | manufacture and distribute. He said she did much of the || work that led to the expan- | sion of the company into France, the and Canada. "T've enjoyed it," says. the || mother of two daughters and grandmother of five. "1 love working and I'm | sorry for women who have no | other interest than raising a family." Miss Dunhill says she likes smoking. * 19 Thursday; Januery 20, 1966 United States | BeEL ESE REL EF Pans! SPORTSWEAR OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE ~ TONIGHT, TOMORROW and SATURDAY Our Great JANUARY CLEARANCE |help you in your work. Offer some practical suggestions and| ideas. Know what goes on in| "T like to smoke a pipe when I'm at home and re- It's" The Poteas the fire Attention On Fancy Hosiery It may be the Year of the Horse according to the Chinese calendar but with hemlines| already at their highest point | in history and still climbing it) may become known in the fash- ion world at least as the Year of the Leg The skirt length endorsed by most leading manufacturers bares half if not all of the knee, There are even some} thigh-high dresses which, hope fully, will land only on females of tender age and equally ten der dimensions | That Count. Flesh-colored hosiery also was) | making news. Before 1924, wom-| By ROBERTA ROESCH | en wore black or other darkly| Dear Roberta Roesch: colored stockings I feel I am discharging my During the big revival of} job in the way my boss expects. | feminity in the Thirties, curves | But he never really notices me were back, the waistline return-| Neither did he give me a raise} ed to its normal position, and hemlines dropped to mid-calf or lower and stayed down until the end of the decade when they slowly rose again By 1940, when nylon stockings first went on sale, skirts were as high as 15 inches from the floor and moved higher during when he handed them out the} first of the year. I would like| to stay in my present work, but} I also want to get ahead.--| Mrs. D. G. | Dear Mrs, D. G:: Frankly your boss may not notice you, if all you do is dis- | your field of work, And do what | you are currently doing. a little bit better than the minimum re-| ' sticks to cigarettes. quired lax--you know, by with a good book." During the busy day she INTERIOR DECORATOR CARDIGANS PULLOVERS Many. Dyed-To-Match SKIRTS or SLIMS Hemlines have had their ups and downs ever since fashion began, but they did not get off the ground to stay until after World War I. The recent fuss| over topless bathing suits was! nothing compared to the storm that was set off when women first stepped out on the street in skirts that reached a few inches World War II, although they|charge your job in the way it never fully uncovered the knee. | should be done. That is what Dior's New Look rocked the | You're supposed to do and what fashion world in 1947, outmod-| You are getting paid for ing every dress in every closet] The way to make him gee in a single stroke. Another in-|that you are around is to do} novation that year was 15-den- | those little extras you don't] ier nylons. Aithough the long| have to do | skirts left little more than the| For example, ask him to sug f ankle showing, at least what did| 8@5t some courses that would above the ankle. show could be cladinthesheer-| #8 # © The schoolboy silhouette of est stockings women had ever|direction -- up. In sharp con- the mid-Twenties really brought| known. Until then, nylons were|trast floor length dresses have legs into the open. For the| made only in 30- and 40-denier|returned to popular favor for first time, it became impos-| weights. 4 evening wear, both formal <and sible for a woman to sit down| In the last 15 years, day-time|informal and for entertaining at without showing her knees.'skirts have gone in just one' home. FURNITURE DRAPERIES BROADLOOM 15 King Street East CUSTOM MADE DRAPES Phone 725-2686 REGULAR 7.98 to 24.95 Your Choice LAST 2 DAYS make-up flatters the face. 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