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Now, Caroline, be just, and, looking at the drawing with an unprejudiced eye, you will admit that what I have said, though severe, is true. NOW CAROLINE BE JUST AND LOOKING AT THE DRAWING WITH AN UNPREJUDICED EYE YOU WILL ADMIT THAT WHAT I HAVE SAID THOUGH SEVERE IS TRUE
asual observer--don’t you think so? 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. Her style, I must frankly say, is common, Caroline, and the effect she produces is unprepossessing, because it is incongruous; and incongruity in all simple, morning, utility clothes is only another word for bad taste. I could write pages and pages about the vagaries of fashion, and how what looks _chic_ one year may be vulgar the next, but we have not time or space for that. There are only these general rules always to be observed: for the morning or the street, the most distinguished-looking woman or girl is she who is garbed the most simply and the most neatly, with tidy hair and every garment plainly showing its purpose and meaning. It is in this that the Americans you can see any morning walking on Fifth Avenue excel. But, alas! English maidens nearly always spoil the picture by some unnecessary auxiliary touch or other. ALMOST THE KNEE TO ANY CASUAL OBSERVER DON'T YOU THINK SO 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 HER STYLE I MUST FRANKLY SAY IS COMMON CAROLINE AND THE EFFECT SHE PRODUCES IS UNPREPOSSESSING BECAUSE IT IS INCONGRUOUS AND INCONGRUITY IN ALL SIMPLE MOURNING UTILITY CLOTHES IS ONLY ANOTHER WORD FOR BAD TASTE I COULD WRITE PAGES AND PAGES ABOUT THE VAGARIES OF FASHION AND HOW WHAT LOOKS SHEEP ONE YEAR MAY BE VULGAR THAN NEXT BUT WE HAVE NOT TIME OR SPACE FOR THAT THERE ARE ONLY THESE GENERAL RULES ALWAYS TO BE OBSERVED FOR THE MORNING ON THE STREET THE MOST DISTINGUISHED LOOKING WOMAN OR GIRL IS SHE WHO IS GARBED THE MOST SIMPLY AND THE MOST NEATLY WITH TIDY HAIR AND EVERY GARMENT PLAINLY SHOWING ITS PURPOSE AND MEANING IT IS IN THIS THAT THE AMERICANS YOU CAN SEE ANY MORNING WALKING ON FIFTH AVENUE EXCEL BUT ALAS ENGLISH MAIDENS NEARLY ALWAYS SPOIL THE PICTURE BY SOME UNNECESSARY AUXILIARY TOUCH OR OTHER
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