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Starting at the left above and proceeding in a clockwise direction, you see Una Merkel in her black coat-dress (ultra-svelte!) ... in her snug, "everyday" coat, fox-trimmed ... in her goldflecked black crepe, simple enough for daytime, chic enough for a dinner date . . . and in her smartly tailored blue suit
1936," I suggested. "How would you go about it?"
And then Una did settle down to business ! There's a good deal besides fun in that pretty head of hers. She wrote : Coat. $25.00 . . . Tailored Dress, $14.75 . . . Dressier-type frock, $16.50 . . . Semi-sport outfit, $12.00 . . . Suit, $20.00 . . . Evening dress, $18.00 . . . Evening wrap. $15.00.
"Naturally, the purchase of these items would be stretched over a long period of time," she observed. "And several will last for a long time. Both the suit and coat can be worn for three or four years if you get the right kind. And the evening wrap has an indefinite life.
"These prices I have set down can be bettered considerably at times, especially if you are a clever end-of-the-season buyer and can pick up some things at half-price, during the sales, that will be just as good next year. A coat, for instance. A smart coat is absolutely the backbone of a girl's wardrobe. That's why T put it first on the list.
"What color? Well, I'm partial to black — because it harmonizes with so many things. Right now, "I have a heavy black wool, trimmed with fox fur . . . But soon I'll be scouting around for a lighter coat, and I think it will be one of those new tweedy mixtures — maybe a gray-and-black or a brown-and-beige: If I could get a swanky three-piece ensemble — suit and topcoat to match — for just a weeny bit more money, why I'd jump at it ! Then I'd get a couple of frocks in blending colors so that they would form other costumes with the coat.
"If I bought the gray-and-black coat," continued Una, warming to her subject, "I'd [Continued on page 88]
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