Beauty of form and grace of vesture . ou were an artist. Usethe patience of genius. In time the mulberry-leaf becomes satin. Away from art centres, withonly canvas and paint and the directions to befound in periodicals, with absolutely no helpfulcriticism, hundreds of women are trying to drawand paint. They are not deterred by a task sodifficult. They are bound to win more beautyinto their lives, and they succeed. Not becausethey paint well, but because in the effort theireyes are opened to see new charms in the dullestobject. Thousands of women who cannot evendabble in paint may learn to make
Beauty of form and grace of vesture . ou were an artist. Usethe patience of genius. In time the mulberry-leaf becomes satin. Away from art centres, withonly canvas and paint and the directions to befound in periodicals, with absolutely no helpfulcriticism, hundreds of women are trying to drawand paint. They are not deterred by a task sodifficult. They are bound to win more beautyinto their lives, and they succeed. Not becausethey paint well, but because in the effort theireyes are opened to see new charms in the dullestobject. Thousands of women who cannot evendabble in paint may learn to make pictures ofthemselves, and in time good pictures too; forthey may train themselves to good proportion, andmay clothe themselves with due order and grace. At once set about the daily development ofphysical truth and all kinds of beauty in form Fig. 14. — Nude figure from Titians Sacred and Profane Love. CHAPTER IV. TRUE STANDARDS OF BEAUTY. If form is crystallized expression, one canonly be beautiful by being good. There is nogreater destroyer of fairness and distinction thanvice. Pain or injury of any part mars the whole. The adage, Beauty is but skin deep, likemany another, is untrue. The beauty of the skinis evidence of good respiration and a sound bonystructure; beauty of countenance means a sweetsoul; beauty of form means wholesome activities,of labour or beneficence. All these are more thansurface qualities. The pleasure we receive from the appearanceof human beings is in exact proportion to theirvital energy, and to their moral and intellectuallife. No woman can be ideally beautiful withoutthe full glow of health, or without such musculardevelopment as proves vigorous well being. But this is not all. That perfect body shouldbe only the instrument for the use of a noble soul. 4 50 BEAUTY OF FORM. It should express v
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