ARMY: How Firm a Foundation

Last week Women's Wear Daily was gratified to learn that the WAACs would almost certainly be issued three brassieres and two girdles apiece. Caroled an edtorial:

"Adoption of girdles and brassieres as part of the women's army wardrobe will add to the prestige of the corset and brasiere industry, not only because this development would call for large orders, which are secondary, but because acceptnce of girdles and brassieres as part of the standard wardrobe . . . would establish, without reservations, foundation garments as essential to every woman, who will be more attractive for the duration. . . ....

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