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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
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Florence Hartley
19
FASHION--Do
not
be
too
submissive
to
the
dictates
of
fashion;
at
the
same
time
avoid
oddity
or
eccentricity
in
your
dress.
There
are
some
persons
who
will
follow,
in
defiance
of
taste
and
judgment,
the
fashion
to
its
most
extreme
point;
this
is
a
sure
mark
of
vulgarity.
Every
new
style
of
dress
will
admit
of
adaptation
to
individual
cases,
thus
producing
a
pleasing,
as
well
as
fashionable
effect.
Not
only
good
taste,
but
health
is
often
sacrificed
to
the
silly
error
of
dressing
in
the
extreme
of
fashion.
Be
careful
to
have
your
dress
comfortable
and
becoming,
and
let
the
prevailing
mode
come
into
secondary
consideration;
avoiding,
always,
the
other
extreme
of
oddity
or
eccentricity
in
costume.
STYLE
AND
FORM
OF
DRESS--Be
always
careful
when
making
up
the
various
parts
of
your
wardrobe,
that
each
article
fits
you
accurately.
Not
in
the
outside
garments
alone
must
this
rule
be
followed,
an
ill-fitting
pair
of
corsets,
or
wrinkles
in
any
other
article
of
the
under-clothes,
will
make
a
dress
set
badly,
even
if
it
has
been
itself
fitted
with
the
utmost
accuracy.
A
stocking
which
is
too
large,
will
make
the
boot
uncomfortably
tight,
and
too
small
will
compress
the
foot,
making
the
shoe
loose
and
untidy.
In
a
dress,
no
outlay
upon
the
material
will
compensate
for
a
badly
fitting
garment.
A
cheap
calico
made
to
fit
the
form
accurately
and
easily,
will
give
the
wearer
a
more
lady-like
air
than
the
richest
silk
which
either
wrinkles
or
is
too
tightly
strained
over
the
figure.
Collars
or
sleeves,
pinned
over
or
tightly
strained
to
meet,
will
entirely
mar
the
effect
of
the
prettiest
dress.
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