The Archive · 1939

Disapproves

The "Gibson Girl"

Once again rumour has that te houregioss. figure. is ret to fashion. Waist, accord four, are {0 be smaller and hips ceniuated. Tight Incing may introduced. One may safely venture the opinion that all this is extremely improbable. Even Camille. Clifford, the original "Gibson Girl," who might be expected to support a fashion which she introduced to the world, now thinks the "hour-glase™ fashion a foolish one.

Mise Clifford's belief is that all ex: exgerated fashions are silly. It just heppened that she had a naturally. slim waist and did not need to pad tight-lace her figure. Even if they resorted to such unhealthy practices, the "Gibson Girl" doubts that the average modera irl could attain the 1906 outline. Undoubtedly, strenuous exercise and sports of all kinds have fered the feminine form. Mis:

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