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The art & ethics of dress (1915)

Farnsworth, Eva Olney · San Francisco, Cal., P. Elder & company · leaf 50

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contrast and harmony in tonesand hues can devise the most original andfascinating toilettes for herself. Ornament may be applied to empha-size the construction or to finish individ-ual parts. To illustrate: a certain amountof ornament or addition to the sleeve ispermissible so long as it is in… … Summer gowns that are always beautiful. Half anartists life is spent in learning what to look tor,how to distinguish the essential, the characteristic,and how to eliminate the rest. BEAUTY As we should avoid excrescent orna-ment, so we should have nothing flying orhanging loosely about. If ribbons…

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