What Dress Makes of Us

What Dress Makes of Us

What Dress Makes of UsDid you ever observe, dear comrade, what an element of caricature lurks in...
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What Dress Makes of Us

What Dress Makes of Us

$103.58 $51.76

What Dress Makes of Us

$103.58 $51.76
Author: Quigley, Dorothy
Format: eBook
Language: English

What Dress Makes of Us

Did you ever observe, dear comrade, what an element of caricature lurks in clothes? A short, round coat on a stout man seems to exaggerate his proportions to such a ridiculous degree that the profile of his manly form suggests "the robust bulge of an old jug." A bonnet decorated with loops of ribbon and sprays of grass, or flowers that fall aslant, may give a laughably tipsy air to the long face of a saintly matron of pious and conservative habits. A peaked hat and tight-fitting, long-skirted coat may so magnify the meagre physical endowments of a tall, slender girl that she attains the lank and longish look of a bottle of hock. Oh! the mocking diablery in strings, wisps of untidy hair, queer trimmings, and limp hats. Alas! that they should have such impish power to detract from the dignity of woman and render man absurd. Because of his comical attire, an eminent Oxford divine, whose life and works commanded reverence, was once mistaken for an ancient New England spinster in emancipated garments. His smoothly shaven face, framed in crinkly, gray locks, was surmounted by a soft, little, round hat, from the up-turned brim of which dangled a broken string. His long frock-coat reached to just above his loosely fitting gaiters. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 11078
Author: Quigley, Dorothy
Release Date: Feb 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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