Item 1 - Art and Adornment

Typescript essay on the subject of beauty and adornment. Beaton writes that the decorative needs of women vary according to their distinguishing features. The trick is to give such features universal appeal through accentuating their individuality. Each woman must discover her own methods of achieving this; each must assert her own personality. The use of adornment and artifice can help to draw attention to what the observer should see, but these things should, nevertheless, be used with caution lest they be misapplied. The word 'unique' should substitute the word 'beauty', which is an over-used abstraction. Disproportion should represent the harmony of the universe, while ugliness should be recognised as an expression of a woman divided against herself.