1958 Women's Size Charts - Different from Today!

The Botany book I found from yesterday, the one published in 1958 has a really interesting first page.  Check out the women's size charts from this era.  They look nothing like today's size charts. The last time my waist measured 25 inches, I was about a size 2 or 4; definitely not a 12!  Did we all get larger?  Or did they rename the sizes with smaller sounding sizes for women's egos?  I don't know, but it sure is fun!

women's body measurements

Sizes	12	14	16	18	20	40	42	44
		(32)	(34)	(36)	(38)
Bust ..........................................	30 ins.	32 ins.	34 ins.	36 ins.	38 ins.	40 ins.	42 ins.	44 ins.
Waist ........................................	25 ins.	261/2 ins.	28 ins.	30 ins.	32 ins.	34 ins.	36 ins.	38 ins.
Hip (7 ins. below waist) . . . .	33 ins.	35 ins.	37 ins.	39 ins.	41 ins.	43 ins.	45 ins.	47 ins.
men's body measurements
Sizes	36	38	40	42	44
Chest .........................................	36 ins.	38 ins.	40 ins.	42 ins.	44 ins.