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 "Nevertheless it is certain that we are in for a serious revival of blouse-and-skirt fashions. Several of the more important Parisian maisons are showing models of this order, and already the big American buyers are waxing enthusiastic over a fashion which will undoubtedly score an immediate success in the, United States. Personally, I am of the opinion that the new blouse will also score a success in England. . . . The waist line in each case is almost normal; this is inevitable when. the band of the skirt confines the blouse. It remains to be seen whether the ultra­modern woman and girl will accept a return to real corsets! Anyone who has ever tried to support the waistband of a skirt without a corset will realise the difficulty which lies before us." (The Daily Mail.)

BUILDING ON A SURE FOUNDATION. "Correct corsetry is assuming important proportions in the Spring scheme of the well-dressed woman, for building on the wrong foundation can never be successful" (The Bystander.)

"Few women realise the importance of having their corsets fitted," an expert remarked to me the other day. "They will try on an inexpensive tennis shoe, but they will buy a three-guinea corset over the counter, merely giving their waist measurement. This measurement is not sufficient. The size of the hips and bust must be given. Several women may have a 24 inch waist, but probably on each one the hip and bust measurements are different, and consequently a corset bought for a 24 inch waist would not after all be the right size." (Daily Press.)

CORSETS STILL IN DEMAND. "Every woman who is the least bit overweight needs corsets still. . . . Stout women are always on the lookout for a perfect corset." (Glasgow Bulletin.) "More active business is reported in the corset branch of the trade, corselets being in specially good demand, while there is also a brisker inquiry for wraparounds and step-in models. Much more attention is being paid to the corseting needs of outsize figures. Women possessed of heavy figures are realising the necessity of more support and control than is afforded by the wraparound, and are returning to the corset. The risks to health of semi-starvation to maintain the boyish outline have been emphasised recently in the Press, and these warnings of the dangers women are running by unnatural restriction of their normal development should help the corset trade." (Drapers' Record.)

THE WAIST-LINE COMES BACK. "'A shade more feminine' is the latest edict of the dressmaker regarding the new season's figure, and the Corsetiere sets out to do what she can to carry it out. Slim is still the word . . . but it is not quite that boyish slimness we have been striving after. The new garment reduces at the hips, but shows the normal waist-line once more." (Daily Press.)

NO CORSET OR GIRDLE IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A BRASSIERE. "The brassiere is essential with modern dress, yet no woman wants it to be obvious that she wears one. Something that will give the firm, natural line of youth is her desire." (Ladies' Field.)