The art & ethics of dress . t be improved by throwing the body off its balance and disfiguring its proportions. Materials chosen must always be thosebest fitted for the needs of the wearer, theclimate, the time of the year and, aboveall, they must be suitable for the purposethey are intended to fulfill. Diaphanousclothing, even if it extend no farther thanthe waist, is improper for street wear orfor business, as are sleeves above the el-bow and extremely low necks. A dresssufficiently low to show the throat andafford comfort, with sleeves short enoughto be easily kept clean is desirable. Inhot
The art & ethics of dress . t be improved by throwing the body off its balance and disfiguring its proportions. Materials chosen must always be thosebest fitted for the needs of the wearer, theclimate, the time of the year and, aboveall, they must be suitable for the purposethey are intended to fulfill. Diaphanousclothing, even if it extend no farther thanthe waist, is improper for street wear orfor business, as are sleeves above the el-bow and extremely low necks. A dresssufficiently low to show the throat andafford comfort, with sleeves short enoughto be easily kept clean is desirable. Inhot weather one should wear as littleclothing as is consistent with good taste. To dress artistically one must considerthe purpose for which the dress is re-quired. If for walking, climbing, driv-ing, riding, yachting or any active outdoorexercise, it needs to be light, sufficientlywarm and strong. In construction, itmust be as simple as possible and leave thelimbs unimpeded in action and have nouseless extraneous ornament.[6]. Grace of motion is a hner quality than faultlessproportions. A marble statue may be exquisite inform but cannot be compared to an elastic, spiritedwoman, whose every gesture indicates soul. FITNESS The hat should cover the head, and iffor rough wear or travel, should be onewhich obviously will not become drag-gled and spoiled by wet. Ostrich feathersor plush are wholly unfit for this kind ofuse. It is conceded, I think, that there is inall women an instinctive perception ofbeauty and a longing for it, and that thisinstinct may be gratified and improvedwithout any exercise of the reasoningpower. The unconscious education of theartistic perception by familiarity withthings that are in good taste has developedin the highest type of the Americanwoman a power of discrimination that isby no means general. The improvedtaste, such as it is, however, is more afashion than a considered conclusion, andwomen of culture and knowledge of artprinciples are often called up
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