. The well-dressed woman: a study in the practical application to dress of the laws of health, art, and morals . The striking and obtrusive in nature are sure tocommand the untrained eye. Even the boor isimpressed by a resplendent sunset or the grandeurof a deep-cut gorge. But the real lover of nature,the subtle seer, delights in the wavelike undula-tions of the sward and the bare arms of the de-nuded tree, etched against the sky in delicate lineand tracery. The boor recognizes the richness ofa glowing complexion or an impressive presence,while the trained eye catches the grace of a softflowin
. The well-dressed woman: a study in the practical application to dress of the laws of health, art, and morals . The striking and obtrusive in nature are sure tocommand the untrained eye. Even the boor isimpressed by a resplendent sunset or the grandeurof a deep-cut gorge. But the real lover of nature,the subtle seer, delights in the wavelike undula-tions of the sward and the bare arms of the de-nuded tree, etched against the sky in delicate lineand tracery. The boor recognizes the richness ofa glowing complexion or an impressive presence,while the trained eye catches the grace of a softflowing outline and the perfect proportions of anideal figure. This higher power of appreciation israre, because it accompanies high intellectual andspiritual development, lieason, analytical power,imagination, and purity of heart are elements nec-essary to aesthetic insight. We shall make no progress in correct dresswhile the eye delights in artificial standards ofbeauty in form. A very important part of thepresent effort to improve dress is, therefore, to putthe compasses in the eye, so that it will be pained. VENUS OF MTLO. Here we Lave the embodiment of an ideal form. The Venus of Milo givesus the true proportions of the feminine body and is also the type of healthfulmuscular development. The tendency to corpulency among women in middlelife is an indication of disease. The remedv for this disease is exercise and diet.
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