, 1879-08-06

charming, md sfle canuut be charming II slc Is
not charrn!ngly dressed. Set an cfalnp!e OF
beautiful dress withoutc cxtrnEagance, to
:rhc Professor countonanccs a blase Of Jewels
only whpn they are part of a g!cat ahnw or
ceremony: but In dnily llfo and In ordinary
sncial relations, women, hc tnalntn!ns ought at
prcscnt to dress With marked ''.np.tcNy TO mst
consuming England" lIo anticipates the OH
ieciIon lint trade would suffer b7 this Spartan
pnlnMess Of nrpasei TT our women, n1ia thus
dstnisecA tho objection with pregnant brevitv:
q ,Vcar becoming, pleasantly vnrled, but simple
dress Of thu best possible rnaterial;. what sotl
think necessary IL buy {beyond tf{s) fnr the
good of the tratfc, buy, ard Immediately burn"
In rrof Kush!n's Utopia nobody Will bc H.
10 sell or pawn their OVID, Of to appear on ''nty,
agricultural or othGrV !sc. In rnEf. TN certain
occasions, within such limits rs arc nerdfili ~
good fellowship, they ara urged to wear as n,tle.
Bplcudor as they. can conetiye Ihc we@lsn y.
ti.e peasant women ID to consist in frrc"lIaFs
golden ornaments ot finest Workmanship OF III
iuwclry Of uncut gems.
Tic Professor protests nga[nst scwlnc. mn"
chtncs. "1r MI work. he sass npiTnvhisiS'
quoting a letter addressed 10 him Oh the sub
fcct. Hrcouirci to supply clothIllE tU tltt rnco
weru to To Aouo by hama, It would 20 MoE.n @ ~
mars while tu make rubbish q nnY k,na."
"For anv nrnan1ent,h gocs os1 l!ie mnstei "
tho Guild "as to. t,ssa :" rat nu' # vur tIn,nht
n anmc work of l;o,f, then Of thc human skll
tf,nt wrought It. TAnt VIII knsc 5ott from ever
tomncrit,r viii, thu i,Eecss nachlno.Work, md.
tllo,1, VII, ayo little oE.,acut, It WILL bc love-
- r" r ai,n nt bcauty, never to buy cheap really.
rrn,ic ripti.tuv Of any knn. but TINT the t!latcrMt
rsnI ttouId l)u ut tic best and the work sounu.
thn prnfcssor Is never wcarv Of ttcratinE. On
mn nnlnL also hu insists, lint walking dresses
slulihl neYcr touch the ground at al" Ira,l-
tnT garments dining ecaycnEcr's work especially
cxc,tcs Ills wrath.
iiis advice rs TO the dressmakcrs lat1tcs ought
tn rmnloy II ht present almost impracticaoEot Is
Insured by the ks,trit which would kccp itie
fields OF England green ntIh her cheeKs fcu."
ii. would wisl, The duxtcrous llngcrs 10 oily their
wurk In Inc sunthlne IL n lie says. "you can
njIord II, Get your dresses u,au by good drcst
Inakur. with utmost attalnAOle perfection al'tl
,,rccts1un; but let this good 1rcssn,akcr hc a
i,our urson living in the eountsv, not rtcti per
son living ia Large houso II t.niu h1!uo contnuolv
urges: Thnt al, girls should learn dresssnnk-
IN, and that part of every day should be de-
yufcl 10 uerdlcwSrls, maktng us pretty dresses
as they can in irstrata nascrlAl fot roor rcoalo
who 1lavc no Limo Of tasto to make t!cm well
for themselves, To Iron atd get up q pretty
t1r for i, poor girl will be lnoru useful. In tic
masters opinion, than mailing tannel petticoats
or knitting stockings for tho poor, fur no saya:
'Ypu are to show poOt prorlc In your own
wrnrlg whnt Is nloss right and Graeclu!, anu 70
help tt,em 10 CHOOSE What Will 10 pfett'est ht'a
mret t}eGominH.h .l....
iva have summed up Prof. Ruskin's Views on
dress. If sometimes they provoke Us to
smile, they tnust nlao excite our admiration nttl
rtspect. lie llatlllles tupic, USUALLY eoneid'
.re TOO trliling for discussion, 10 splrtt wh!ch
Inyehts 1t with something Of sacred Importance.
Wa think, rs We read tis almost hoIcnln adtno
,,ttlt,us, Ut 3terne's Norua: ~ tA% religion
tutuvtIng Ia tAe uanro.H