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This particular gown  I remember it perfectly  was of a dim, dull yellow  flounciful (if I may coin a word), diaphanous, expansive. THIS PARTICULAR GOWN I REMEMBER IT PERFECTLY WAS OF A DIM DULL YELLOW FLOUNCIFUL IF I MAY COIN A WORD DIAPHANOUS EXPANSIVE
 full throat; the white frock, say, with arabesques of blue all over it, that Felix Kennaston said reminded him of Ruskin's tombstone; 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. SHE SO OFTEN WORE ABOUT HER ROUND FULL THROAT THE WHITE FROCKS SAY WITH ARABESQUES OF BLUE ALL OVER IT THAT FELIX CANNASTAN 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
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