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Beauty of form and grace of vesture (1892)

Steele, Frances Mary, Adams, Elizabeth Livingston Steele · New York : Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 85

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elicacy of feebleness particularly appealsto ones tenderness; but the delicacy of sym-metrical features, of a well-formed nose, of a sen-sitive mouth, and refined lips, of gentle curves andgraceful motions, at once wins our admiration. With all these natural charms given as parts ofour essential… … Fig. 27 Excellence of physical condi-tion is to be attained by trainingevery muscle to elasticityand vigour. All dormantones are to be cul-tivated to uniformshapeliness. Un-used muscles re-turn to an infantilestate. If musclesare too muchcramped to per-form their func-tions, they degen- erate. The…

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