The ugliness of most things connected with our ordinary habits is most remarkable. A welldressed gentleman ready for dinner or attired for any ceremony is a pitiable example — his vesture nearly formless and quite foldless if he can have his will. His... Watts - Seite 94von Rose Esther Dorothea Sketchley - 1904 - 195 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1880 - 592 Seiten
...conditions of art," has something to say about the ugliness of the dress of the day. He declares that a well-dressed gentleman ready for dinner or attired for any ceremony is a pitiable example of ugliness. " His vesture is nearly formless and quite foldless ; his legs misshapen props, his shirt-front... | |
| 1880 - 502 Seiten
...cites our dress clothes as a case to the point : — "The ugliness of most of our modern habits ia most remarkable. A well-dressed gentleman ready for...can have his will. His legs, unshapen props ; his shirt front, a void ; his dress coat, an unspeakable piece of ignobleuesa. Put it into sculpture, and... | |
| Mary S. Watts - 1912 - 444 Seiten
...natural impulse, beauty of form and colour no longer has any charm, and the eye becomes indifferent. The ugliness of most things connected with our ordinary...can have his will. His legs, unshapen props — his shirt front, a void — his dress coat, an unspeakable piece of ignobleness. Put it into sculpture,... | |
| 1880 - 1128 Seiten
...natural impulse, beauty of form and colour no longer has any charm, and the eye becomes indifferent. The ugliness of most things connected with our ordinary...can have his will. His legs, unshapen props — his shirt front, a void — his dress coat, an unspeakable piece of ignobleness. Put it into sculpture,... | |
| Pat Kirkham - 1996 - 244 Seiten
...an alternative lifestyle and an alternative view of clothes. GF Watts is revealing in his comments: 'A well-dressed gentleman ready for dinner or attired...a pitiable example — his vesture nearly formless . . . His legs, unshapen props — his shirt front, a void — his dress coat, an unspeakable piece... | |
| 1880 - 1132 Seiten
...natural impulse, beauty of form and colour no longer has any charm, and the eye becomes indifferent. The ugliness of most things connected with our ordinary...for dinner or attired for any ceremony is a pitiable example—his vesture nearly formless and quite foldless if lie can have his will. His legs, unshapen... | |
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