be obtained only by
those who have been accustomed to rooms that are beautiful and colours
that are satisfying.

Perhaps one of the most difficult things for us to do is to choose a
notable and joyous dress for men. There would be more joy in life if we
were to accustom ourselves to use all the beautiful colours we can in
fashioning our own clothes. The dress of the future, I think, will use
drapery to a great extent and will abound with joyous colour. 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 frockcoat 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, there is little that is
either beautiful or appropriate. One of the earliest forms is the Greek
drapery which is so exquisite for young girls. And then, I think we may
be pardoned a little enthusiasm over the dress of the time of Charles I.,
so beautiful indeed, that in spite of its invention being with the
Cavaliers it was copied by the Puritans. 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 in
England is also peculiarly gracious and graceful. There is nothing
bizarre or strange about it, but it is full of harmony and beauty. In
these days, when we have suffered so 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
handing it down to their daughters--a process that would, I think, be
quite appreciated by a modern 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--and in saying this I earnes