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The art & ethics of dress (1915)

Farnsworth, Eva Olney · San Francisco, Cal., P. Elder & company · leaf 68

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, you must studyyourself critically; your size, shape, colorand age. Think of your clothes as theframe and subordinate them to your in-dividuality and physical peculiarities. Ruskin says: The least appearance ofextravagance or want of moderation orrestraint, is destructive of all beauty… … Nothing is so glaring as the latest novelty. Ear-rings are a relic of barbarism and chains that serve no purpose should be avoided. BEAUTY The Frenchwoman is consistent,says M, Worth. She never spends herlittle on a frock, or hat, vaguely leavingher gloves, neckwear and shoes to takecare of…

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