For 75c . . . a four-tiered white net waltz'length formal that bursts from the waist to spread wonderfully and, in sitting, will dominate a whole divan. At that price I could afford to snip off the little satin top so that I could wear this great skirt with any top I chose.

For 25c... a power-net swim suit which I immediately snipped in two. The top makes a perfect bra, very supporting but very elastic, and with insert accommodations. The bottom provides the unrelenting, yet cozily comfortable, totally undetectable smooth line of support that puts you at home in the slickest of sheaths or the most mercurial of flying skirts.

For 35c... another power-net swimsuit (in chintzy kitchen polka-dot) with mutton-chop, flarey bottoms that give you definite hips if you're just in your swimsuit . . . or you can fill out to give your hips more defini- tion under a skirt. The elasticized waist was a struggle to get into but it took several inches off my waist and the bosom support was well worth the wrigglings.

For 10c... irridescent three yards of chromspun which winds sari- like around the neck and down under your skirt-top (and pull it down tight from below and under your skirt!). I'm fond of the most definitely pin-pointed bosom possible. However, these irridescent folds and drapes over my bosom had an evocative rather than provocative presentation that was a thing all of itself.

The beauty of doing your shopping in "Second Run" shops and rum- mage sales is that you don't have to care one whit if it really fits, or if you really want it as part of your permanent wardrobe. Just toss it if you don't like it. Maybe you've gone and shot a whole 50c for nothing!

Shoes are like for nothing too, maybe 50c a pair . . . gleaming, satin- lined, hardly-worn heels. There is really less problem to buying shoes than you might think, and I remember worrying too much about it. Once you've risked everything and thrown away 40c on some little poignard- spiked pumps that captivated you, your next guess (without trying on) is liable to give you something not only comfortable but cute. I do admit to keeping shoes I've bought which I couldn't wear more than five min- utes (a very common female failing) but which I keep lined up with my others in my wardrobe just to give it an opulent appearance.

After very little experience you can simply look at shoes and pick your comfortable size, adding several numbers to compensate for your disgusting vanity. Rule of thumb is to add one or one and a half sizes to your mundane type shoes.

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