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What is undeniable is, that if in the present day any lady were to present herself in the garb of the lady of the portrait, there would be a scandal; for from her waist (which began at her armpits) upwards, she was only veiled by light folds of diaphanous gauze, which marked out, rather than covered, two mountains of snow, between which meandered a thread of pearls. WHAT IS UNDENIABLE IS THAT IF IN THE PRESENT DAY ANY LADY WERE TO PRESENT HERSELF IN THE GARB OF THE LADY OF THE PORTRAIT THERE WOULD BE A SCANDAL FOR FROM HER WAIST WHICH BEGAN AT HER ARMPITS UPWARDS SHE WAS ONLY VEALED BY LIGHT FALLS OF DIAPHANOUS GAUZE WHICH MARKED OUT RATHER THAN COVERED TWO MOUNTAINS OF SNOW BETWEEN WHICH MINDED A THREAD OF PEARLS
 Her face was oval, but not too long, her lips full, half-open and smiling, her eyes cast a languishing side-glance, and she had a dimple on her chin as if formed by the tip of Cupid's playful finger. Her head-dress was strange but elegant; a compact group of curls plastered conewise one over the other covered her temples, and a basket of braided hair rose on the top of her head. This old-fashioned head-dress, which was trussed up from the nape of her neck, disclosed all the softness of her fresh young throat, on which the dimple of her chin was reduplicated more vaguely and delicately. As for the dress--I do not venture to consider whether our grandmothers were less modest than our wives are, or if the confessors of past times were more indulgent than those of the present; I am inclined to think the latter, for seventy years ago women prided themselves upon being Christianlike and devout, and would not have disobeyed the director of their conscience in so grave and important a matter. PLENDENCY OF HER BEAUTY HER FACE WAS OVAL BUT NOT TOO LONG HER LIPS FULL HALF OPEN AND SMILING HER EYES CAST A LANGUISHING SIDE GLANCE AND SHE HAD A DIMPLE ON HER CHIN AS IF FORMED BY THE TIP OF CUPID'S PLAYFUL FINGER HER HAT DRESS WAS STRANGE BUT ELEGANT A COMPACT GROUP OF CURLS PLASTERED CORNWISE ONE OVER THE OTHER COVERED HER TEMPLES AND A BASKET OF BRAIDED HAIR ROSE ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD THIS OLD FASHIONED HAT DRESS WHICH WAS TOSSED UP FROM THE NAPE OF HER NECK DISCLOSED ALL THE SOFTNESS OF HER FRESH YOUNG THROAT ON WHICH THE DIMPLE OF HER CHIN WAS REDUPICATED MORE VAGUELY AND DELICATELY AS FOR THE DRESS I DO NOT VENTURE TO CONSIDER WHETHER OUR GRANDMOTHERS WERE LESS MODEST THAN OUR WIFE ARE OR OF THE CONFESSORS OF PAST TIMES WERE MORE INDULGENT THAN THOSE OF THE PRESENT I AM INCLINED TO THINK THE LATTER FOR SEVENTY YEARS AGO WOMEN PRIDED THEMSELVES UPON BEING CHRISTIAN LIKE AND DEVOUT AND WOULD NOT HAVE DISOBEYED THE DIRECTOR OF THEIR CONSCIENCE IN SO GRAVE AND IMPORTANT A MATTER
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