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EXTENSION BULLETIN No. 142 MAY 1926
THE USE OF LINES IN
COSTUMING
META E. MARTIN
Division of Home Economics
Tippecanoe County leaders receiving instruction in the use of lines in costuming.
A figure study demonstration is here being given to work out the body proportions for
the individual.
Distinctive and harmonious dress is the result of good
judgment used in the selection of color and fabrics, and the
choosing and adapting of styles that suit the lines and proportions of the individual figure. There is no monopoly of
the secrets of correct costuming. A comprehensive and rather
keen appreciation of a few fundamentals lies within the reach
of every woman. A little study and much observation will
develop this appreciation. The aim of every woman should
be to clothe herself so as to emphasize her best points of
figure and coloring, and to minimize less attractive features.
Few women can afford to be richly dressed; no woman can
afford to be carelessly or shabbily dressed; every woman can
Purdue University Department of Agricultural Extension
G. I. Christie, Director, LaFayette, Indiana
Co-operative Agricultural Extension Work, Acts of May 8 and June. 30, 1914
Object Description
| Title | Extension Bulletin, no. 142 (May 1926) |
| Purdue Identification Number | UA-14-13-bulletin142 |
| Title of Issue | Use of Lines in Costuming |
| Author of Issue | Martin, Meta E. |
| Date of Original | 1926 |
| Publisher | Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service |
| ISSN | 2372-4641 |
| Subjects (LCSH) |
Sewing Clothing and dress |
| Genre | Periodical |
| Collection Title | Extension Bulletin (Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service) |
| Rights Statement | Copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved. |
| Coverage |
United States - Indiana |
| Type | text |
| Format | JP2 |
| Language | Eng |
| Repository | Purdue University Libraries, Karnes Archives and Special Collections |
| Date Digitized | 11/05/2014 |
| Digitization Information | Original scanned at 400 ppi on a BookEye 3 scanner using Opus software. Display images generated in Contentdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
| URI | UA-14-13-bulletin142.tif |
Description
| Title | Extension Bulletin, no. 142 (May 1926) |
| Purdue Identification Number | UA-14-13-bulletin142 |
| Title of Issue | The Use of Lines in Costuming |
| Author of Issue | Martin, Meta E. |
| Date of Original | 1926 |
| Publisher | Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service |
| ISSN | 2372-4641 |
| Subjects (LCSH) |
Sewing Clothing and dress |
| Genre | Periodical |
| Collection Title | Extension Bulletin (Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service) |
| Rights Statement | Copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved. |
| Coverage | United States – Indiana |
| Type | text |
| Format | JP2 |
| Language | Eng |
| Transcript | EXTENSION BULLETIN No. 142 MAY 1926 THE USE OF LINES IN COSTUMING META E. MARTIN Division of Home Economics Tippecanoe County leaders receiving instruction in the use of lines in costuming. A figure study demonstration is here being given to work out the body proportions for the individual. Distinctive and harmonious dress is the result of good judgment used in the selection of color and fabrics, and the choosing and adapting of styles that suit the lines and proportions of the individual figure. There is no monopoly of the secrets of correct costuming. A comprehensive and rather keen appreciation of a few fundamentals lies within the reach of every woman. A little study and much observation will develop this appreciation. The aim of every woman should be to clothe herself so as to emphasize her best points of figure and coloring, and to minimize less attractive features. Few women can afford to be richly dressed; no woman can afford to be carelessly or shabbily dressed; every woman can Purdue University Department of Agricultural Extension G. I. Christie, Director, LaFayette, Indiana Co-operative Agricultural Extension Work, Acts of May 8 and June. 30, 1914 |
| Repository | Purdue University Libraries, Karnes Archives and Special Collections |
| Date Digitized | 11/05/2014 |
| Digitization Information | Original scanned at 400 ppi on a BookEye 3 scanner using Opus software. Display images generated in Contentdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
| URI | UA-14-13-bulletin142.tif |
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