Project Gutenberg 2006-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 521 Burbank, Emily Woman as Decoration E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, Cori Samuel, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Woman as Decoration" by Emily Burbank is a guide on women's fashion and costume design written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the art of dressing well, emphasizing the role of women as vital elements in the decorative scheme of any setting. It aims to provide readers with principles for understanding their own types and how to enhance their appearance through appropriate choice of costumes in various contexts. The opening of the book introduces the author's intent to study the historical context of women's attire while guiding modern women to create effective and decorative costumes for daily life and special occasions. Burbank highlights the importance of grasping fundamental rules about line, color, and appropriateness, with an emphasis on understanding one's own body type and employing techniques that celebrate individual strengths. She also touches on the psychological aspects of clothing, illustrating how attire can influence a woman's demeanor and presence in society. Overall, the introduction sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of fashion as both an art and a means of personal expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Costume Women's clothing TT Text Browsing: Fashion & Costume Category: Art Category: Fashion Category: How To ... 316869 2025-06-08T07:10:12.229965 text/html 318511 2006-07-23T13:57:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6708489 2021-01-01T12:44:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7160328 2025-06-08T07:10:24.994971 application/epub+zip 7149113 2025-06-08T07:10:16.316982 application/epub+zip 180996 2025-06-08T07:10:14.424986 application/epub+zip 7318629 2025-06-08T07:10:31.441951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7282799 2025-06-08T07:10:22.558955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338568 2022-09-09T06:28:32.395886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270792 2025-06-08T07:10:11.092992 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270403 2021-01-01T12:44:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 105288 2021-01-01T12:44:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270421 2021-01-01T12:44:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105167 2021-01-01T12:44:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19625 2025-06-08T07:10:31.624867 application/rdf+xml 14518 2025-06-08T07:10:15.024001 image/jpeg 3765 2025-06-08T07:10:14.722989 image/jpeg 6791143 2025-06-08T07:10:12.539963 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog