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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Page 37
... ex- tremely unbecoming to that kind of complexion , and makes the skin yellow and the hair sandy . It is the old , pale , dull blue that really changes sand to gold . Pink , especially the old - fashioned yellow - pink SUITABLE DRESSES.
... ex- tremely unbecoming to that kind of complexion , and makes the skin yellow and the hair sandy . It is the old , pale , dull blue that really changes sand to gold . Pink , especially the old - fashioned yellow - pink SUITABLE DRESSES.
Page 38
... pale when the skin is extremely clear ; but to ordinary English faces it is a trying colour , though there are people who look well in nothing else . Green , mixed properly with pale blue , is very becoming indeed . Grey is the most ...
... pale when the skin is extremely clear ; but to ordinary English faces it is a trying colour , though there are people who look well in nothing else . Green , mixed properly with pale blue , is very becoming indeed . Grey is the most ...
Page 85
... pale gauze , or thin black net , to soften the harsh line between the skin and the dress . White gauze or lace softens down the blackness of the dress at the edge of the bodice , and thin black stuff has an equally good effect , as it ...
... pale gauze , or thin black net , to soften the harsh line between the skin and the dress . White gauze or lace softens down the blackness of the dress at the edge of the bodice , and thin black stuff has an equally good effect , as it ...
Page 165
... pale or imperfect , some decoration of the head would be a vast improvement . The simple ribbon or snood that many young girls wear , simply passed around the hair and tied , is an extremely good and simple fashion , and when the tint ...
... pale or imperfect , some decoration of the head would be a vast improvement . The simple ribbon or snood that many young girls wear , simply passed around the hair and tied , is an extremely good and simple fashion , and when the tint ...
Page 185
... pale blues , which are so valuable to delicate complexions : it should be shunned alike by the florid and the fair . masses . Turquoise blue , which might be made with cobalt and Naples yellow , and which is seen in perfection in the ...
... pale blues , which are so valuable to delicate complexions : it should be shunned alike by the florid and the fair . masses . Turquoise blue , which might be made with cobalt and Naples yellow , and which is seen in perfection in the ...
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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