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 blouses that tuck in the skirt, but they make the costume so obviously a waist and skirt affair. An over-the-skirt style, giving much the same appearance as a one-piece frock, is certainly dressier.

Color is another important consideration in

costume blouses. The safest choice, and probably the smartest, is a color exactly matching the color of the suit. This applies especially to the stout woman. However, it's well for even the slender woman to remember that a blouse of contrasting color makes of a coat and her appear shorter.

For the woman who doesn't have to consider her height, a costume blouse in a lighter shade of the suit color is often effective, as a tan blouse with a brown suit or a grayish light blue with a navy blue suit. If the blouse in another color is used, it is well to work the