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I have not the least notion what fabric composed it; but scattered about it, in unexpected places, were diamond shaped red things that I am credibly informed are called medallions. I HAVE NOT THE LEAST NOTION WHAT FABRIC COMPOSED IT BUT SCATTERED ABOUT IT IN UNEXPECTED PLACES WHERE DIAMOND SHAPED RED THINGS THAT I AM CREDIBLY INFORMED ARE CALLED MEDALLIONS
e; or that other white-and-blue one--_décolleté_, that was--which I swear seraphic mantua-makers had woven out of mists and the skies of June: when I remember these things, I repeat, almost am I tempted to become a boot-maker and a lapidary and a milliner and, in fine, an adept in all the other arts and trades and sciences that go to make a well-groomed American girl what she is--the incredible fruit of grafted centuries, the period after the list of Time's achievements--just that I might describe Margaret to you properly. But the thing is beyond me. I leave such considerations, then, to Célestine, and resolve for the future rigorously to eschew all such gauds. Meanwhile, if an untutored masculine description will content you-- Margaret, I have on reliable feminine authority, was one of the very few blondes whose complexions can carry off reds and yellows. This particular gown--I remember it perfectly--was of a dim, dull yellow--flounciful (if I may coin a word), diaphanous, expansive.  SAID REMINDED HIM OF RUSKIN'S TOMBSTONE OR THAT OTHER WHITE AND BLUE ONE DE COLETE THAT WAS WHICH I SWEAR SERAPHIC MONTUA MAKERS HAD WOVEN OUT OF MISTS IN THE SKIES OF JUNE WHEN I REMEMBER THESE THINGS I REPEAT ALMOST AM I TEMPTED TO BECOME A BOOT MAKER AND A LAPIDARY AND A MILLINER AND INVITE AN ADEPT AND ALL THE OTHER ARTS AND TRADES AND SCIENCES THAT GO TO MAKE A WELL GROOMED AMERICAN GIRL WHAT SHE IS THE INCREDIBLE FRUIT OF GRAFTED CENTURIES THE PERIOD AFTER THE LIST OF TIME'S ACHIEVEMENTS JUST THAT I MIGHT DESCRIBE MARGARET TO YOU PROPERLY BUT THE THING IS BEYOND ME I LEAVE SUCH CONSIDERATIONS THEN TO CELESTINE AND RESOLVE FOR THE FUTURE RIGOROUSLY TO ASSUE ALL SUCH GODS MEANWHILE IF AN UNTUTORED MASCULINE DESCRIPTION WILL CONTENT YOU MARGARET I HAVE ON RELIABLE FEMININE AUTHORITY WAS ONE OF THE VERY FEW BLONDS WHOSE COMPLEXIONS CAN CARRY OFF REDS AND YELLOWS THIS PARTICULAR GOWN I REMEMBER IT PERFECTLY WAS OF A DIM DULL YELLOW FLOUNCIFUL IF I MAY COIN A WORD DIAPHANOUS EXPANSIVE
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