The Archive · 1939

Stocking News

Skirts are Shorter; the Glare of Publicity is on Your Stockings

Skirts are shorter, almost knee-high. So the glare of publicity is on your stockings. You have to choose them as carefully as you choose your make-up. A fuss was made recently because dyers proposed to reduce the number of stocking shades to twelve. Twelve are just about enough, provided they have been created expressly to go with current dress and shoe colours.

During the winter these tiny veins become more numerous and obvious. They can usually be prevented from increasing by a little special care. Hot drinks should never be taken immediately on coming in from the cold. Cold water should not be used for washing, and it would be disas-

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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