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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 260

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f a sur-geons feat in splintering. The beauty of the tex-tile is lost by this process. The shopkeeper, if hewould sell his goods, does not display meagreclippings, but is careful to arrange them in softfolds which display the beauty of light and shade.A tight bodice destroys the flexibility of the… … AN EVENING DRESS. This gown conforms to the laws of health, yet is not unlike prevailingstyles. The design may be of service to those who prefer conventional usage. ART PRINCIPLES APPLIED TO DtfESS. 211 Mr. Percy Fitzgerald, in the London Art Journal,gives us the principle which regulates the…

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