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Idle Ideas in 1905 by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
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jaw? Maybe the square-cut jaw and the firm, sweet mouth are more
suitable for the married woman. They go well enough with the baby
and the tea-urn, and the strong, proud man in the background. For
the unmarried girl the dimpled chin and the rosebud mouth are,
perhaps, on the whole safer. Some gentlemen are so nervous of that
firm, square jaw. For the present, at all events, let us keep to the
rosebud and the dimple.

Complexion! Well, there is only one complexion worth considering--a
creamy white, relieved by delicate peach pink. It goes with
everything, and is always effective. Rich olives, striking pallors--
yes, you hear of these things doing well. The professor's
experience, however, is that for all-round work you will never
improve upon the plain white and pink. It is less liable to get out
of order, and is the easiest at all times to renew.

For the figure, the professor recommends something lithe and supple.
Five foot four is a good height, but that is a point that should be
discussed first with the dressmaker. For trains, five foot six is,
perhaps, preferable. But for the sporting girl, who has to wear
short frocks, that height would, of course, be impossible.

The bust and the waist are also points on which the dressmaker should
be consulted. Nothing should be done in a hurry. What is the
fashion going to be for the next two or three seasons? There are
styles demanding that beginning at the neck you should curve out,
like a pouter pigeon. There is apparently no difficulty whatever in
obtaining this result. But if crinolines, for instance, are likely
to come in again! The lady has only to imagine it for herself: the
effect might be grotesque, suggestive of a walking hour-glass. So,
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