Steele, Frances Mary, Adams, Elizabeth Livingston Steele, joint author · New York, Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 116
ne must plan to have them start from the point where the neck meets the shoulder. According to the classicideal, the dress from theshoulders to the heels wasone. The waist was formedby confining it by a string,which in no way interferedwith the general sweep ofthe drapery or the onenessof the whole… … Fig- 35- io8 BEAUTY OF FORM. trimming down the front, is still pleasing, andalways will be, because of its unbroken front,—unbroken, except by cord and tassels. Some one asks, Is not the Mother Hubbardgown good for its oneness and simplicity? Per-haps so; but its draperyseems to be a curtain…
Beauty, Personal · Clothing and dress
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