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HAVE ottcn wanted to write a long arti
cle upoa (clnatlon m fine art. Of
court. I mean those elements which
can. be Incorporated In a woman's drees
which will be the MdjrnainoH that starts the
subtle currents that produce the condition
we call "twin faaclnated."
A statue of Venus with certain colored
light falling across the white marble and
staining It may bring out all Its fascination
and make It curiously Intimate; the same
statue with a red rote on Its head Is a
rather charming -grotesque, and the same
statue with a garter around Ite knee Is a
shocking thing. Yet light and rose and
garter are only Inanimate things, as the
statue le. In themselree they are nothing,
but In conjunction they can start within
the mind of the onlooker a chain of ex
traordinary Tirid Ideas.
The same rule holds true In dress. Downs
are nothing but fabrics and color, and a
woman Is, per te, what Kipling has called
her. But what Kipling failed to consider
Is that because woman and dress are much
more than this In the minds of those who
see her, she is really what the eye mind
pictures her no more and no less. It
would seem, therefore. Intelligent for eery
woman to study how she can bring tip In
the minds of people the best, Image, and
so become to so many such a charming
Some of the Subtleties of Dress Described by
complex creature. Nothing
could be fairer than that.
It can be done by conTtr
satlon, by brains, ky physi
cal as well as saetl charm, and tt can
be done by dreee. Dreta le most Impor
tant, though, becaiae It can alio Inten
sify and bring out all the other fascina
tions. Now, a dress can be a very beautiful
dreee and still have nothing about It that
makes a definite "fascinating Impression."
Here, for Instance, Is a black silk three
piece suit. The fascinating factor of It Is
Its collar snd the little saucy feather. The
high collar at onr draws attention to the
perfect profile and the charming hair. The
little feather pointing downward like an
arrow guides the eye the same way. Pic
ture this dress In your mind with an ordi
nary low collar and a flat hat. and see how
different the model looks.
Again "fascination" can be spread like
butter all over the bread. Such la the case f
in this white satin afternoon gown. In V
which a studied simplicity radiates from
every line.
In the scarlet chiffon evening gown the
"fascinating" elements are, first, the collar,
second, the mystic mysterious wldeness of
the skirt and the white neck and shoul
ders rising up through the filmy bodice.
The dominant note of "fascination" In
this rose-trimmed net evening gown Is the
cuirass waist. There Is here a hint of
stiffness, or, shall we say, defence. All the
rest of the dress Is soft and yielding, This
note of the cuirass Intensifies the yielding
note, and at the same time by Its sugges
tion of militancy stimulates the Interest la
the wearer. The dress Is called "Gather
Ya Rosebuds While Ye May" but the ef
fect of the cuirass Is rather "Oather Ye
Rosebuds If Ye Can."
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