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(I think this garment is called a stomacher, but I am not sure, as I have never liked to ask.) Her square shoulders are covered with the whitest of white linen. Her sleeves are also white; and being very full, and of some soft lawnlike material, suggest the idea of folded wings. Upon her flaxen hair is perched a saucy round green hat. The buckles of her dainty shoes, the big eyes in her pretty face, are all four very bright. One feels one would like much to change places for the day with Hans. I THINK THIS GARMENT IS CALLED A STOMACHER BUT I AM NOT SURE AS I HAVE NEVER LIKED TO ASK HER SQUARE SHOULDERS ARE COVERED WITH THE WHITEST OF WHITE LINEN HER SLEEVES ARE ALSO WHITE AND BEING VERY FULL AND OF SOME SOFT LAWNLIKE MATERIAL SUGGEST THE IDEA OF FOLDED WINGS UPON HER FLAXEN HAIR IS PERCHED A SAUCY ROUND GREEN HAT THE BUCKLES OF HER DAINTY SHOES THE BIG EYES IN HER PRETTY FACE ARE ALL FOUR VERY BRIGHT ONE FEELS ONE WOULD LIKE MUCH TO CHANGE PLACES FOR THE DAY WITH HANDS
ief. Fashion, in its world-wide crusade against variety and its bitter contest with form and colour, has recoiled, defeated for the present from the mountain fastnesses of Bavaria. Still, as Sunday or gala-day comes round, the broad-shouldered, sunburnt shepherd of the Oberland dons his gay green-embroidered jacket over his snowy shirt, fastens his short knee-breeches with a girdle round his waist, claps his high, feather-crowned hat upon his waving curls, and with bare legs, shod in mighty boots, strides over the hill-sides to his Gretchen's door. She is waiting for him, you may be sure, ready dressed; and a very sweet, old-world picture she makes, standing beneath the great overhanging gables of the wooden chalet. She, too, favours the national green; but, as relief, there is no lack of bonny red ribbons, to flutter in the wind, and, underneath the ornamented skirt, peeps out a bright-hued petticoat. Around her ample breast she wears a dark tight-fitting bodice, laced down the front. STUME STOOD OUT IN PICTURESQUE RELIEF FASHION IN ITS WORLD WIDE CRUSADE AGAINST VARIETY AND ITS BITTER CONTEST WITH FORM AND COLOR HAS RECOILED DEFEATED FOR THE PRESENT FROM THE MOUNTAIN FASTNESSES OF BAVARIA STILL AS SUNDAY OR GALA DAY COMES ROUND THE BROAD SHOULDERED SUNBURNT SHEPHERD OF THE OVERLAND DONS HIS GAY GREEN EMBROIDERED JACKET OVER HIS SNOWY SHIRT FASTENS HIS SHORT KNEE BREECHES WITH A GIRDLE ROUND HIS WAIST CLAPS HIS HIGH FEATHER CROWNED HAT UPON HIS WAVING CURLS AND WITH BARE LEGS SHOD IN MIGHTY BOOTS STRIDES OVER THE HILL SIDES TO HIS GRETCHEN'S DOOR SHE IS WAITING FOR HIM YOU MAY BE SURE READY DRESSED AND A VERY SWEET OLD WORLD PICTURE SHE MAKES STANDING BENEATH THE GREAT OVERHANGING GABLES OF THE WOODEN CHALET SHE TOO FAVOURS THE NATIONAL GREEN BUT AS RELIEF THERE IS NO LACK OF BONNY RED RIBBONS TO FLUTTER IN THE WIND AND UNDERNEATH THE ORNAMENTED SKIRT PEEPS OUT A BRIGHT HUED PETTICOAT AROUND HER AMPLE BREAST SHE WEARS A DARK TIGHT FITTING BODICE LACED DOWN THE FRONT
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