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thErE woulD BE morE joy in liFE iF wE wErE to ACCustom oursElvEs to usE All thE BEAutiFul Colors wE CAn in FAshioning our own ClothEs. thE DrEss oF thE FuturE will usE DrApEry to A grEAt ExtEnt AnD will ABounD with joyous Color.At prEsEnt wE hAvE lost All noBility oF DrEss AnD, in Doing so, hAvE Almost AnnihilAtED thE moDErn sCulptor.AnD, in looking ArounD At thE FigurEs whiCh ADorn our pArks, onE CoulD Almost wish thAt wE hAD ComplEtEly killED thE noBlE Art. to sEE thE FroCk-CoAt oF thE DrAwing-room DonE in BronzE, or thE DouBlE wAistCoAt pErpEtuAtED in mArBlE, ADDs A nEw horror to DEAth.
But inDEED, in looking through thE history oF CostumE, sEEking An AnswEr to thE quEstions wE hAvE propounDED, wE FinD thErE is littlE thAt is EithEr BEAutiFul or AppropriAtE. onE oF thE EArliEst Forms is thE grEEk DrApEry whiCh is ExquisitE For young girls.AnD thEn, i think wE mAy BE pArDonED A littlE EnthusiAsm ovEr thE DrEss oF thE timE oFChArlEs i., BEAutiFul inDEED、AnD thE DrEss For thE ChilDrEn oF thAt timE must not BE pAssED ovEr. it wAs A vEry golDEn AgE oF thE littlE onEs. i Do not think thAt thEy hAvE EvEr lookED so lovEly As thEy Do in thE piCturEs oF thAt timE. thE DrEss oF thE lAst CEntury inEnglAnD is Also pECuliArly grACious AnD grACEFul, Full’ oF hArmony AnD BEAuty- in thEsE DAys, whEn wE hAvE suFFErED DrEADFully From thE inCursions oF thE moDErn millinEr, wE hEAr lADiEs BoAst thAt thEy Do not wEAr A DrEss morE thAn onCE. in thE olD DAys, whEn thE DrEssEs wErE DECorAtED with BEAutiFul DEsigns AnD workED with ExquisitE EmBroiDEry, lADiEs rAthEr took A priDE in Bringing out thE gArmEnt AnD wEAring it mAny timEs AnD BAnDing it Down to thEir DAughtEr--A proCEss thAt woulD, i think, BE quitE ApprECiAtED By A moDEm husBAnD whEn CAllED upon to sEttlE his wiFE’s Bills.
AnD how shAll mEn DrEss mEn sAy thAt thEy Do not pArtiCulArly CArE how thEy DrEss, AnD thAt it is littlE mAttEr. i Am BounD to rEply thAt i Do not think thAt you Do. in All my journEys through thE Country, thE only wEll-DrEssED mEn thAt i sAw--i EArnEstly DEprECAtE thE polishED inDignAtion oF your FiFthAvEnuE DAnDiEs--wErE thE wEstErn minErs. thEir wiDE-BrimmED hAts, whiCh shADED thEir FACEs From thE sun AnD protECtED thEm From thE rAin, AnD thE CloAk, whiCh is By FAr thE most BEAutiFul piECE oF DrApEry EvEr invEntED, mAy wEll BE DwElt on with ADmirAtion. thEir high Boots, too, wErE sEnsiBlE AnD prACtiCAl. thEy worE only whAt wAs ComFortABlE, AnD thErEForE BEAutiFul.As i lookED At thEm i CoulD not hElp thinking with rEgrEt’ oF thE timE whEn thEsE piCturEsquE minErs woulD hAvE mADE thEir FortunEs AnD woulD goEAst to AssumE AgAin All thE ABominAtions oF moDErn FAshionABlE AttirE. inDEED, so ConCErnED wAs i thAt i mADE somE oF thEm promisE thAt whEn thEy AgAin AppEArED in thE morE CrowDED sCEnEs oFEAstErn CivilizAtion thEy woulD still ContinuE to wEAr thEir lovEly CostumE.
ACCorDing to thE pAssAgE, whiCh oF thE Following stAtEmEnts is not truEA．our ClothEs will look BEAutiFul iF wE usE DrApEry oF joyous Colors.
B．A、moDErn husBAnD woulD sEttlE his wiFE’s gArmEnt Bills, willingly.
C．moDEm DrEssEs ArE not As grACEFul As somE DrEssEs in thE olD DAys.
D．sEnsiBlE, prACtiCAl AnD ComFortABlE CostumE is BEAutiFul CostumE.