Steele, Frances Mary, Adams, Elizabeth Livingston Steele, joint author · New York, Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 71
est at the hips (see Fig. 19) ;while the front line from the breast-bone over theabdomen should show first a gentle, and then afuller outward curve. The charm of womanly contours is in this sweepor long curve from armpit to ankle, which is sodifferent from the beauty of a manly figure(Figs. \% and… … Fig. 18.
Beauty, Personal · Clothing and dress
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