The well-dressed woman: a study in the practical application to dress of the laws of health, art, and morals (1893)
Ecob, Helen Gilbert · New York, Fowler & Wells co. · leaf 239
ion. Fitnessfor use and beauty are so combined in the humanbody that it is difficult to separate one from theother. The shell-like flutings of the ear contributeto the production of sound, the little reliefs andfaint shadows which mark the fingers are thenecessary foldings of the skin over the… … FASHION FOR 1893. Fashion, like vice, is insidious in development, The most outrageous styleshave had an unpretentious beginning. The slight suggestion of crinoline inthe styles of 1893 are the counterpart of the primeval hoop-skirt, worn in theCourt of Francis I. From this funnel-shaped contour…
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