Beauty of form and grace of vesture . and colour, — theeleven figures painted at full length have all ahigh girdle given or suggested. If a woman believes she can realize her sense ofbeauty by putting a fabric over her upper bodywithout folds and gathers, let the length of her so-called waist be such as will allow her to sit downwithout a horizontal wrinkle forming itself in theeasy fit. Short women will gain an apparentheight b\ avoiding a break in the mass of colour ora level line in the whole structure. It is better tohave a belt only in the lining, should there be one. The question of a sh
Beauty of form and grace of vesture . and colour, — theeleven figures painted at full length have all ahigh girdle given or suggested. If a woman believes she can realize her sense ofbeauty by putting a fabric over her upper bodywithout folds and gathers, let the length of her so-called waist be such as will allow her to sit downwithout a horizontal wrinkle forming itself in theeasy fit. Short women will gain an apparentheight b\ avoiding a break in the mass of colour ora level line in the whole structure. It is better tohave a belt only in the lining, should there be one. The question of a short or long so-called waistengrosses much attention. It is often agreeable tosee the curve of the spine outlined. Only a slen-der woman, in our opinion, should adopt the prin-cess form dress, which is at its best unlincd andloose enough to fold and wrinkle horizontally BEAUTY OF FORM. Ill when seated. But a long waist behind, if snug,continued all around, encroaches upon the softpart of the body in front, making it appear stiff and. Fig. 3«- altogether inappropriate, since it will not andought not to stay down in place smoothly withoutinadmissible whalebones. If the front of the bodyis treated to a short waist, and the back to a longone, in the same garment, tlic incongruity is feltwhen the woman is seen in profile. In our opin- 112 BEAUTY OF FORM. ion, it is better to sacrifice the beauty of the back,or to use two garments instead, — the under oneshort in front, the outer one long in the back andopen in front. If a separation between the upper and lowerparts of the costume is desirable, as it may be,the skirt should appear to continue up underthe upper garment, as if supported from the shoul-ders. In other words, the upper part should bea jacket. If a woman is round-shouldered, the bulk of atied sash with bows and ends will help to concealthe defect. This need not appear too youthful. If the hips and lower back are meagre, a softsash wound once or twice around will add fu
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