The art & ethics of dress . always beautiful. Halfan artists life is spent in learning what to lookfor, how to distinguish the essential, the char-acteristic, and how to eliminate the rest . 16 For the short, stout woman, waists and belts mustbe modeled with point back and front, and thelines of ornament should flow downward . 24 Nothing is so glaring as the latest novelty. Ear-rings are a relic of barbarism and chains thatserve no purpose should be avoided .... 30 [VII] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE To be conspicuously elegant presupposes a culti-vated body, but the secret of economy and
The art & ethics of dress . always beautiful. Halfan artists life is spent in learning what to lookfor, how to distinguish the essential, the char-acteristic, and how to eliminate the rest . 16 For the short, stout woman, waists and belts mustbe modeled with point back and front, and thelines of ornament should flow downward . 24 Nothing is so glaring as the latest novelty. Ear-rings are a relic of barbarism and chains thatserve no purpose should be avoided .... 30 [VII] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE To be conspicuously elegant presupposes a culti-vated body, but the secret of economy and art indress lies in the selection of suitable materials,simple designs and conservative fashions . 34 The shoulders are made to appear broader than thehips; the waist, which should be per centof the height, is out of proportion 42 The charm of a womans form is in the long curvefrom armpit to ankle. The depression at theso-called waist line is the meeting of two large muscles .. 44 The Patricia Garment « [ viii ]. 4 THE ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN BODY IS A SUBLIME HYMN IN HONOR OF THE DEITY. GALEN FOREWORD The need of education on the subject ofdress is evident to every conscientiousteacher of physical culture. Some years ago under the inspirationof a class of intelligent women I under-took to solve the problem of undercloth-ing for women; to find or design under-garments that would allow freedom whilegiving the necessary support and avoid-ing the slouchy, bulky aspect so objection-able to those who care for personal ap-pearance. Investigating garments already on themarket designed with some regard forhealth, I found them either clumsy orimpracticable because too difficult forhome manufacture or too expensive whenmade to order; others advertised ashealth garments proved a delusion andsnare. This led me into researches and coursesof study and reading which have beenaltogether delightful while they have re-vealed the fact that I was not the onlydreamer of dreams* about what ought
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