I am rather impatient to know the fate of my best gown.
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Your abuse of our gowns amuses but does not discourage me; I shall take mine to be made up next week, and the more I look at it the better it pleases me. My cloak came on Tuesday, and, though I expected a good deal, the beauty of the lace astonished me. It is too handsome to be worn, almost too handsome to be looked at.
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I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.
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I have turned my entire attention to Greek. The first thing I shall do, as soon as the money arrives, is to buy some Greek authors; after that, I shall buy clothes.
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Expensive things look expensive. There is always a connoisseur in the crowd.
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Shoes are more important that suits and dresses. Good shoes give elegance to your entire appearance. Buy one pair of good shoes instead of three pairs of bad quality.
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Elegance. Rarely found today. Women are not brought up to know about it and therefore lack even the desire to acquire it.
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I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a fashion show.
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Black, midnight blue, dark blue, grey-for suits. Pale blue, pink, white-for shirts. Black, dark blue-for ties. Black for shoes. Only Englishmen can wear brown rough suits and brown heavy-soled shoes and look elegant. Nobody else should try it.
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Wear it like a banner for the proud? Not like a shroud.
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