New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-05
ARTISTIC DRESS.
Professor Parsons Talks on What
Women Should Wear.

To most people" said Professor Prank A. Par
sons Of Columbia University. addressing an en-
thusisstic audience Yesterday afternoon at the
Berkeley Lyceum. IAN artist is cadaverous.
greasy looking forlorn, impossible creature. rnser-
ably clothed and tust ekng out a baro existence.
The woman artist is the same. only more so, be
cause she isn't so vel paid"
An tho women present. 10 say nothing %
Fooslv spriullnC Of men. pricked up their ears
Ar, one OF the broadest words in any Ian
ruare Y is the SOY In what we do the satisfaction
~ what we've done. and the pleasure we derive
for ourselves and those about us. It's an art 20
siand well. an art 20 sit well. art 10 talk well.
and an art 20 keep still i is just much %
art 10 wash dishes. 10 keep comfortable house
and look well.
The individual is the keynote % an art product
Now. you listen 20 Parsfal' The Ring but
YOU underlying thought is Richard Wagner Ills
personality is the key. So also with che great
artists and scUIptors They are the central fgures
around which the picture OF the statue S. built.
Every man and woman IS a unit In the universe
and every one gives pain or pleasure TO others
with every movement The art On as Is that which
makes US come into contact with people without
their grating on ms or them. The more we
cultivate she artistic the greater the pain We get
IL me and the greater the pleasure.
SINCERITY THE FIRST REQUISITE.
There IS nothing built f-om a cathedral 10 2
wash basin that has not some things IN common
You smile. but underlying beauty are certain Trin-
cples common 10 au-iaws which never fail under
any circumstance. IN order 20 be artistic there
must hrst be sincerity. The things which have m
purpose are not sincere and have no art
What we wear usually shows she sri-s, % tho
ore wearing Il. the beautiful home Is the setting
Tor the peop4e IN g. Tie clothing IS the Immediate
BACKGROUND. the setting the expires zion OF the DER
eon VINO wears o. The problem OF dress IS two
700 In ITS approach. First Its practicality. No
So r-ra i'm -g-fg
aofk where anybody can get anything he wants
NeW-A ork Is the most practical place in the world
@no us practical people ask IN one breath How
lnuch IS MS a yard. and how can get the money
!" pay Ior ~ The poorest dressed people IN this
World are usuajly-not alv-ays-those who have
ue most money. FOR the reason that having ulelty-
/" money, they don't need 20 stop 20 think v-betbe-
Nnai they are 20 buy IS the most suitable Il fs
JUS as possible 20 dress well with good taste with
enail means as with large: for n thirzs arc Lad
w won't have so much Or fhern. Who would
unnk 4 possible 20 sit in a streetcar and hear q
.onsn thiImp vigorously on tin pan from Har-
.en 10 fNfty-eighth-st-2 You wouldn't tolerate Il
~1hef would YOU stand man with a bottle fuU
substance with most disgusting odo~ u-bilh
sspt corldng and Uncorlzing every moment
- ~ere r. worse grating ON the nerves when
~ a Ear more tdelicate organ than the car
v ne nose. Is offended. and tho necessity IS GREAT
cher '''''' I'D any
As TO CORRECT COLORs
IN color there are only few things 70 .birlr
eOooI flrsI me hue With my hair df hao
sny)"-snd he gently indicated a deartb % h,rs,,,.
covering-'ny eyes ana my skin. could 7 49,
blue7" ai
His audience meditsted. but ventured M o,,,-,,-,
Second harmony. which is closeness % sfsr,.
uon through relationship The first c. nsider.tto-
h heat cold IN color Red and orange AZ.
warn, blue. gray and green. cool. We only wear
yellow orange when want 10 warm IN one
q the most talented actresses IN Nevr-YorS lola
me abe presumed 20 80 on the stage IN what
she was doing except in orange. because behind
me orange was the sentiment Of fre-oq putting
sut what she had 20 IN the play. Another actress
DIG me that for q certain part she was obliged
10 wear cold. steely blue II should wear a
Sympathy
II is the blue the green. the violet. that stand
% cold uufeeling. absolute indfnerence. Summer
y TIE tine Cor blue and green What is more IN
son'forta5le 20 look AZ than big orange red
~ on Fourth % July morning. snd how would
: - tsoy look in steely blue-gray dress driving
81. N-oast woman who aims 20 be artistic VIII
her dress 70 the situation.
"a Al Intense color means stress. emphasis
. L,4ok land tho brighter Il is the louder IL
srs-s,.,tn me more a means Dookr Every crude
tiintfe nation started IN with red, green, yellow
~ blue, and lived on them Tor hundreds Of years
L. ssrg that calls loudest Is not always the most
800 us use 3s TO call attention 20 the spot
tSe shat we have the brilliant color we wear at
- tlIoalf Anywhere below the bust IS too low
indi,isa uatig the face. which Is the index OF the
a - violate the centre OF interest But the
-' ol color even about the face must be
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