Rolande is a shrewd protagonist ducing her to discard every stitch of superfluous clothing.
Soon it was seen that, in spite lines that a young and of all talk to the contrary, woman dotier pro-"still_ remains the slave of fashion, Pasandist than the old and unwanted ("" Ay the women who are not meagre who so often drove ridicule upon the o¢ build, wanting to be in the lime-feminist cause. By her attraction." tight too, at once proceeded to make unwittingly exercised of evurse. sh¢ themselves up fashionably.
Gras men to her as lovers att! middle-aged women of the Rubens then xives them moral lectures on Magine ware ae exception te thie the ceencipetion "et women and (ATusture th her superiority to the old gai which men have been victors fe Grotesque Effects so long. Of the heroinc'x personal!
But in such essex the summarisa-PI tion of har theories the tion of clothes to the last limit proreader will learn with interest.—gueed grotesque effects which are ix some time since temin certainly not diminished by the very has come ty the front jo." newest summer fashion of light and way. IN might be said that transparent dresses.
Middle-aged the book is a revival of arguments women—the type of the grande supposedly settled by this time, and dame—wearing skirts up to. the one is stung to the realization knee, looking as though dressed in that the matter cannot be taken for granted when their iteration even fu stary form provokes a feeling of antagonism, bathing costumes on an Oxfort street or Bond-street beach, with fat legs and a particular liking for nude stockings, and perched heels which are now higher than ever, "break necks" as they are ealiedt What's decadent sight in {our time!
Unbtushing Exponuce How strange, too, that these no-Jonger-young" women have always for bright and conspictand at night time affect, exaggerated—decolletage—an—unblushing exposure of faded necks and shoulders, Alli the fashion experts who made the stim woman the ideal typo of modern beauty are now saying that only the slender young and alert can attain to it, and that the others are only making themselves appear ridiculous when they thin down their clothing, leave off corsets, and strive te look natural.
A Warning These last are solemnly warned that they must dress to conceal, and not expose, as they do now, their physical infirmities und defects, Says tone leading fashion artist, "Let them wear tailor-made costumes, "Life's short summer—man a flower" Johnson By August was originally inserted the calendar in the reign of George the calendar for holiday purposes) IL, Its name comm the only, many people hold, ami custom that every worshipper should various ways this "'sutmmer's present in church gold languor' of which Hen- new wheat as sings docs seem 4 _mere first - fruits, invitation to idleness. One would, enclosed and held in severalty during think with all the extra leisure! growing of corn and grass, were going about that the poets might [thrown open to pasturage during have found time to celebrate the the rest of the year by throwing charms of this season more efficient. down the fences on Lammas Day! ly, but with the few works of re-(August 12) for corn lands, ference at our disposal we ar.
On the second day of August the forced to think that the poetic fever Mohammedan Year 1344 began. The' which attacked the writing cult in! first Monday is a Bank Holiday, spring has run its course. At all, adroitly placed where it will enable events there seems (a la mental many to snatch a brief respite from ack of definite rhymic commem routine work which presses most tion of the charms of August. We heavily during the hot weather and must see what may be done tol then "on August. 24 "comes St. remedy this Inck—but not in this! Bartholomew's Day. issue, In the meantime let us see what] ju just as a part of summer, August has too often been counted
may be said about August 31 warm days, whereas it lis without the aid of the rhyming! delicious individual Aavour. It is Fraternity. It was, you will! mellower than July, its pleasures remember (after looking it up in! are better arranged, picnics begin to: the encyclopaedia) named after! show. the benefits of experience,! Emperor Augustus, who chose this/ tennis sets more or less form month to be rechristened after him' themselves, swimming finds a place because his greatest good fortune! on the day's programme automa-had occurred therein.
At the same! ically, al- fresco. meals combine! time an extra day was added to aesthetic and creature enjoyment,' August to make it equal to July. one's wardrobe is as satisfying which had been named after Julius' such things ever are, and one yields Caesar. oneself without argument to the Lammas Day (loaf-mass) was dolce far niente that pervades the originally in England the festival! atmosphere.
Autumn will come of the wheat harvest celebrated on' with its new cares and responsibil-_ the first of August, O. 8. This was' ties, but during August who could! one of the old quarter-days, the be expected to initiate new projects? equivalent of midsummer and' some' Suficient to the day is the unavoidrents are still payable in Englaad able toil thereof. Let us eat ice-cream jat Lammastide, In Scotland it island drink lemon squashes for to-Benerally, pbsersed; but op. the 12th fmasrow It sill bs gatumn ang.cnergy; of Augtat, since the alteration of again. edgeed and drawn for the *Nerth. Chi Jumper suit of aiwand
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