select a chair that suits your height and figure

"On entering a room, try to select a chair or sofa that suits your height and figure. If you are overweight and short you will not look your best on a high spindly chair that leaves your feet dangling and causes you to bulge over the seat."

Vanderbilt, Amy. 1952. Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Book of Etiquette. New York. Doubleday & Company. p. 204