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Show HOW TO BE I BEAUTIFUL By Tfon. Xu'&M, Why America Should Now Lead in Beauty Culture aoid Fashions. 1 Part V. ; When dross art in America is so de- 1 veloped that it is tbc equal of that which has been brought from Kurope : let us hopo ihat Anierit-nn women will j see the justice and advantage of adopt- j iu it. For many years tiny fetish tor , things European has had a reasonable! basis ; a young count ry in which the. struggle for material existence wan the chief factor in development, was quite right in accepting artistic guidance from the old world. But for two genera gen-era t ion ft bow foreign t ravel ha a bet; a genera I and a certain amount of for-eicji for-eicji education an accepted part of all American art training. Aside from this, all commercial designers, de-signers, buyers, businers men connected with the producing of all high-cluss goods, go to Europe, riot yearly, but in t.ome cases monthly, so closely has the connection become between the t wo countries. This has resulted in a broad dissemination of European ideas in this country which, grafted on our American Ameri-can acti vitv and enterprise, should make America, the equal of any country coun-try in the prod ucing of elegant and high-classed goods. Encouragement All That Is. Necessary. American silks hav? long been noted for their good wearing qualities ond Instin jr colors. They are freer from adulteration than many of lhe European lines and, once the demand is created, there is do reason why America n factories fac-tories cannot produce fabrics in the most beautiful designs. And this is true of most of the materials of which modern costnmcf; an; made up. Esthetic Reasons for National Dross. There are esthetic ie:pon?, too. why the American woman would do well to nneou raKC a national d ivss a rt. The American woman's mode ol; life is different dif-ferent from that of the Ki.ro pea n ; it is more active, freer; she has more household and 'business respousibiiitb s and her dress necessarily shouid lal.e on a more practical rhPTHi-ter. Being" physically of a different type from the Erench woman, owns thai take this (p'alitv into account suit her j tho best, and these are best furnished her in America. ; Our climate is different from that in France. We have extremes of lient and i cold that call for a particular kind of ! costume. The "French who find ''chic" i n d urine; con t ray t r. h u v e. often w 0 r 11 'fur-trimmed gowns in summer and tulle in winter to pood advan t;!j,'e, but the effect is lost here and onJy becomes ridiculous. These arc only a few of lhe many reasons to suppose that America stands ready and able to produce dress designs and fabric up tn the highest standard of taste and fashion. |