Many of you complain about the difficulties of getting dresses and other things of the right size. The large mail order houses such as Sears and Montgomery Ward have very accurate size charts in their catalogs and tell you exactly how to order. I suggest your getting a catalog, picking out some inexpensive item and measuring for it as directed. Naturally the general cut is for a feminine figure, so make the measurements over the necessary padding. If it results in a dress that fits you will thereafter know your size and can go in- to a store personally to purchase. If it misses the boat here and there try again with an inexpensive item with modifications based on the first results. Such trial and error methods will be less ex- pensive than buying better dresses and not getting a proper fit.

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WIGS... There are several drawbacks and problems with wigs. (1) Be sure that the hair is dressed low enough in the back to cover your own hairline. To help make sure keep your neck shaved yourself be- tween visits to the barbar. You can cut a pattern out of flexible

plastic that goe from ear to ear and shaped the way you want the neck hair to be. By holding this in place with one hand you can shave the rest even if you cant see it without getting a ragged and uneven effect. (2) You can cover the junction of wig and scalp if you can comb a few of your own hairs out in front of the wig and then back into the wig hair. This can only be done if your own hair is reasonably the same color as the wig or is greying at the temples which is not only natural but fashionable. On the sides these hairs will mix with curls on the forehead this method can only be used with special hairstyles. In either case it is well to wet the hair and dry it into a pin curl beforehand so that it will not be straight. (3) Wigs tend to slide back on the head. Most wig shops have spec- ial little fine tooth combs about 1 in wide which can be sewed in- to the front of the hairpiece. If you then place a strip of adhes- ive tape (the clear plastic kind is best) about 1 in wide parallel with the forehead and about 1/2 to 3/4 in back from the hairline, the comb can be slipped under this and is really held firmly. (4) Dont be bashful about combing your piece, just dont snag the comb in the foundation net and tear it. Hairpieces are much better for combing and brushing but it is much easier to do this and to keep the hairpiece in condition and shape if you have a wig block to do it on. (5) A tiny amount of hair creme spread between the palms and sparingly patted onto the hair will give a more natural lustre to the hair. Too much will result in "comb marks" so be careful.

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