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But now to return to the girl in the picture! We have dissected the details and got to her style, and the effect she produces. BUT NOW TO RETURN TO THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE WE HAVE DISSECTED THE DETAILS AND GOT TO HER STYLE AND THE EFFECT SHE PRODUCES
 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. 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! To digress a moment--I went to a party the other night, a musical party where the guests were obliged to sit still round the room quietly; and I counted no less than thirteen of the younger women with their legs crossed, which in some cases, on account of these very narrow skirts we are all wearing, caused the sights to be perfectly grotesque. There is something so cheap about exposing one’s ankles, to say nothing of calf, and almost the knee, to any casual observer--don’t you think so? 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 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 TO DIGRESS A MOMENT I WENT TO A PARTY THE OTHER NIGHT A MUSICAL PARTY WHERE THE GUESTS WERE OBLIGED TO SIT STILL ROUND THE ROOM QUIETLY AND I COUNTED NO LESS THAN THIRTEEN OF THE YOUNGER WOMEN WITH THEIR LEGS CROSSED WHICH IN SOME CASES ON ACCOUNT OF THESE VERY NARROW SKIRTS WE ARE ALL WEARING CAUSE THE SIGHTS TO BE PERFECTLY GROTESQUE THERE IS SOMETHING SO CHEAP ABOUT EXPOSING ONE'S ANKLES TO SAY NOTHING OF CALF AND ALMOST THE KNEE TO ANY CASUAL OBSERVER DON'T YOU THINK SO
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