THE ARTISTS IDEAL.
I'he artist’s ideal is five feet six inches high. Iler bust measures 32 inches and her hips 32. Her waist would discourage any member of the corseted sisterhood, for it is 26 inches around. The weight is 130 pounds. These are the measurements which are considered proper for statues. The English ideal is five feet five inches in height. She weighs 120 pounds; her waist measures 20 inches and her bust 26. Her hi|>s are 38 inches in measurement. The New York ideal is five feet five and a half inches tall. Her bust measurement is .‘•o>j inches. Her weight is 126 pounds. The accepted Californian girl shows: Height, five feet six and a half inches; bust, 35 inches; hips, 35 inches; waist, 24 inches; weight, 130 pounds.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue XXV, 18 June 1898, Page 765
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131THE ARTISTS IDEAL. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue XXV, 18 June 1898, Page 765
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