The Art of BeautyDescriptions of dress, make-up, hair fashion, and physical beauty reflect the strict code of behavior regarding appearance in Victorian England. |
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... called physical beauty a jewel of gold , the value of which is not destroyed , but only checked , by its being occasionally found . in a swine's snout ; and though.decking it with gold will never make a swine other than a swine , it is ...
... called physical beauty a jewel of gold , the value of which is not destroyed , but only checked , by its being occasionally found . in a swine's snout ; and though.decking it with gold will never make a swine other than a swine , it is ...
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... called upon to paint a picture , there would be only a few out of every score at least who would betray any sense of grace , perspective , colour , or design . Would it not be wise for those unpossessed of the sacred fire to receive ...
... called upon to paint a picture , there would be only a few out of every score at least who would betray any sense of grace , perspective , colour , or design . Would it not be wise for those unpossessed of the sacred fire to receive ...
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... called ' affected . ' We shall never have any school of art in England , either in dress or decoration of any kind , until the fundamental principle of good art is recognised , that people may do as they like in the matter , and until ...
... called ' affected . ' We shall never have any school of art in England , either in dress or decoration of any kind , until the fundamental principle of good art is recognised , that people may do as they like in the matter , and until ...
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... called the speech of the body . Speech was supposed to be meant for the expression . of thought , till a modern cynic told us it was on the contrary for its concealment . Dress once expressed the person , now it disguises it ; well ...
... called the speech of the body . Speech was supposed to be meant for the expression . of thought , till a modern cynic told us it was on the contrary for its concealment . Dress once expressed the person , now it disguises it ; well ...
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... are like real ones ) , the result must be called ridiculous and nothing else ; whilst the more decorous votaries , who make a compromise between D goddess and mortal , such as the dress our grandmothers SIMPLICITY . 33 FORM.
... are like real ones ) , the result must be called ridiculous and nothing else ; whilst the more decorous votaries , who make a compromise between D goddess and mortal , such as the dress our grandmothers SIMPLICITY . 33 FORM.
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æsthetic appearance artistic attire bashlyk beautiful becoming better blue bodice body bonnet British Museum century Cloth colour complexion conceal contradict the natural costume COUNTESS OF SUFFOLK crinoline cultivated dark decoration deformity delicate drawing by Holbein dress dull ears effect ETRUSCAN face false farthingale fashion feeling feet figure flowers folds garment girl gown grace Greek green hair Half Calf head head-dress hint Invisible Joanna JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY kind lace ladies LADY BERKELEY less light look means mediæval melan mind modern morality mother natural lines neck never ornament paint pale patterns perhaps persons picturesque pink plaits pretty pretty woman PRIME PAGE purple Quentin Matsys seen shade Sheep shoe Sir Charles Eastlake skirt sleeve stola taste thing thought tight tint trimming ugly veil Visible vulgar waist walls Watteau wear whilst woman women worn yellow