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Over our smallest corsets, tightly laced, we wore sleeveless V-necked blouses tucked into the tight fitting waists of our black velvet shorts. Tauntly suspended black silk stockings, wide frilled garters of white satin with hugs butterfly bows and two strap slip- pers, black satin with four inch heels, completed the lower part of our outfits.

Our arms were incased in long black kid gloves and we covered up our hair with theatrical wigs of white floss silk. Against the dead white makeup of our faces, etc. the only note of color was given by our vividly rouged cheeks and our brilliantly painted Cupid bow lips. Eyelids, lashes and brows were, of course, correctly darkened.

We were both se intrigued with our costumes and makeup that we have had to dress up in them again several evenings at home. Gaily yours, Giddy and Gay

Fancy dress for parties

Here is a simple idea for fancy dress. My children were asked to a fancy dress dance and I dressed them as pages. They both were the same type of clothes but the colours were reversed. The boy were a black tunic, red belt, red tights, and black patent shoes with ankle straps. The girl wore a red tunic, black patent belt, black silk tights and red leather ankle strap shoes. The girl has fair bebbed hair and I got the boy a wig te match it exactly and very pretty they looked.

I wa. 8 so struck with their resemblance that at the next party I dressed them alike, as girls. Over satin corsets they wore tight-fitting frocks of dull gold lame with very short skirts and frilly knickers.

Their tauntly suspended white silk stockings were shown off by the strap shoes of gold kid with 3 in. heels and one strap and button. The girl's hair and the boy'a wig looked very chic with large bow of white silk.

Yours sincerely, CHIC

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