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She is doing two of the most ungraceful things: putting her arm akimbo and crossing her legs! You may say every girl does them  which may be true, but that is no proof that they are pretty or desirable habits! SHE IS DOING TWO OF THE MOST UNGRACEFUL THINGS PUTTING HER ARM AKIMBO AND CROSSING HER LEGS YOU MAY SAY EVERY GIRL DOES THEM WHICH MAY BE TRUE BUT THAT IS NO PROOF THAT THEY ARE PRETTY OR DESIRABLE HABITS
th this she has put on one of those cheap, impossible blouses, cut all in one piece--“kimono,” I believe they are called--with short sleeves and an unmeaning black bow tacked to the cuff! Now, a shirt should be a workmanlike thing, as neat as a man’s, and with long sleeves finished by real shirt-cuffs with links. It can be composed of silk, flannel, or linen, but if it is a shirt--that is, a garment for the morning, and to be worn with a rough serge or tweed winter suit--it should have no meaningless fripperies about it. If you want trimmed-up things, have a regular blouse, and then wear it with an afternoon costume. Short-sleeved blouses should only be indulged in in the summer, and when they are made of the finest material. And even then, if the wearer has what the little girl in this picture seems to have--thick wrists and rather big hands--it is wiser to avoid them altogether! Now that I have torn her garments and hair-dressing to pieces, Caroline!--I must scold about her attitude. TOO HIGH ARE NOT A BAD SHAPE BUT WITH THIS SHE HAS PUT ON ONE OF THOSE CHEAP IMPOSSIBLE BLOUSES CUT ALL IN ONE PIECE KIMONO I BELIEVE THEY'RE CALLED WITH SHORT SLEEVES AND AN UNMEANING BLACK BOW TACKED TO THE CUFF NOW A SHIRT SHOULD BE A WORKMANLIKE THING AS NEAT AS A MAN'S AND WITH LONG SLEEVES FINISHED BY REAL SHIRT CUPS WITH LYNX IT CAN BE COMPOSED OF SILK FLANNEL OR LINEN BUT IF IT IS A SHIRT THAT IS A GARMENT FOR THE MORNING AND TO BE WORN WITH A ROUGH SERGE OR TWEED WINTER SUIT IT SHOULD HAVE NO MEANINGLESS FRIPPERIES AROUND IT IF YOU WANT TRIMMED UP THINGS HAVE A REGULAR BLOUSE AND THEN WEAR IT WITH AN AFTERNOON COSTUME SHORT SLEEVED BLOUSES SHOULD ONLY BE INDULGED IN IN THE SUMMER AND WHEN THEY ARE MADE OF THE FINEST MATERIAL AND EVEN THEN IF THE WEARER HAS WHAT THE LITTLE GIRL IN THIS PICTURE SEEMS TO HAVE THICK WRISTS AND RATHER BIG HANDS IT IS WISER TO AVOID THEM ALTOGETHER NOW THAT I HAVE TORN HER GARMENTS AND HAIR DRESSING TO PIECES CAROLINE I MUST SCOLD ABOUT HER ATTITUDE
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