The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-29
REASONS why.
For Women 10 Think OF and
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FOR women 10 THINK OF md
Profit BY.
From HarPetS BaEar.
The reason why train Is pretty, ID
because II increases hight aud grace Of
movement; the reason why 4 train Too
long las In court dreSs) or grit In 10 ugly
10 because II does Just the reverse.
The reason why the present tied.in
style Of pettiCoat, which recalls, without
initiating, the Japanese costume, il good,
and, when not overdone, pretty, Ia be.
cause II does pretend TO follow the nAtur.
al lines. II displays the clear line Of the
hip without the delormity Of "bustle, y
and this gives pretty figure grace and
lightness. A tied.ih dreSa IL also com.
mendablO because It indicates those forms
Of the body which have too long been
completely hidden, and no fur wasted; for,
beauty implying visibility, a beauty un.
discovered isscarcely 10 be Teckoned as 4
beauty.
The reason why the same dress too
tightly tied 10 bad 10 because, when the
limbs are deprived Of comfort, grace is
Immediately lost, elasticity OF carriage
checked, the lines Of the legs destroyed,
and divers uglinesses result. The heavy
trail or confined train ia not allowed 10
soften and enhance the movements Of the
body, but in walking will jerk at each
step, increasing the ladys resemblance 10
a clogged COW without ever displaying
the form Of the limb.
To properly display the form the dress
must be tied, or made to fall back, but
loosely, and a certain looseness allowed
TO the front, that the contour Of the iig.
ure may have room 10 assert itself.
The reason why a small waist Is n
beauty is because, when II ia natural, It
goes together with the peculiar litheness
and activity Of slenderly built figure.
All the bones are small, the shoulders
and arms petite, and tho general look is
dainty and youthful.
The reason why tight lacing Is ugly=is
because it distorts the natural lines 81 The
figure, and gives an appearance Of I'm.
certainty and unsafeness. A waist Of the
tight description has happily disappeared
entirely from good society, and Is now
the very badge Of vulgarity-indeed, OK.
aggeration is always vulgar.
The reason why the fashionable Gains.
borough hats are good Is, because, firstly,
tho surround the face, thus isolating II
from the incongruous surroundings, and
forming distinct background, which, OF
course, should be Of becoming color;
secondly, because they add to the height
by the peculiar curve OF the brim-w6en
they are properly put on.
There is scarcely any hat which looks
worse on vulgar woman, or more inap.
propriate on grave middle. aged face.
But, worn by young and good. looking
woman, 1t answers almost every purpose
that II hat can-and, therefore, no doubt
will not las! long.
The reason why masses OF false hair
are bad in art is because they contradict
natural probabilities. Any quantity
within the limits Of human growth ia adj.
missible, and, in the case OF badness,
strongly TO be recommended. Beyond
these limits beauty ceases and yuIgarity
reigns supreme.
The reason why high heels are good is
because they add height, elasticity to the
gait Fometimes, and materially diminish
the sizs Of the foot. The reason why
they are bad is because Though they do
not in any case hide or contradict the
natural form Of the FOOT they are apt 10
cause cotns, they throw the balance Of
OF the body out, and, when too high,
impede rapid walking through the ina.
bility 10 take long step, and cause
a limping gait from Abe strain on the
spine.