Lately, I've been reading a book entitled, The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society. Sounds like loads of crazy fun, right? Okay, maybe not, but I do find it kind of intriguing. I have to admit that I just downloaded it onto my kindle app on my iPod because it was free, and I only started reading it when I was bored. However, I am only in the second or third chapter and it has already made some really good points. So I am intrigued to keep reading this book from the 1870s. Maybe it will make me a better lady, or maybe it will just annoy me, or maybe I will just continue to find small nuggets of wisdom. So I'll keep you updated on what happens, but before I sign off, I'll share a few of these thoughts with you.
“A lady is never so well dressed as when you cannot remember
what she wears.”
“It is, unfortunately, too much the custom in America to wear
any article, or shape in make, that is fashionable, without any regard to the
style of the person purchasing goods.”
“If neatness, consistency, and good taste, preside over the
wardrobe of a lady, expensive fabrics will not be needed; for with the simplest
materials, harmony of color, accurate fitting to the figure, and perfect
neatness, she will always appear well dressed.”
“Adaptiveness—Let each dress worn by a lady be
suitable to the occasion upon which she wears it.”
Think about it...
Here here :-) I like it
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