“Surely it is one of the requisites of a tasteful garb that the expression of effort to please shall be wanting in it; that the mysteries of the toilet shall not be suggested by it; that the steps to its completion shall be knocked away like the sculptor's ladder from the statue, and the mental force expended upon it be swept away out of sight like the chips on the studio floor.”
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward was an American author born on January 28, 1844, and died on January 28, 1911. She is known for her works that focus on women, family, and social issues, which had a profound impact on American literature from the late 19th to the early 20th century. more
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