Feminine attire follows the same principles, modified by the essential differences between the sexes. The ideal of a well-dressed woman varies widely with her surroundings. In bad weather out of doors, or in an unsympathetic crowd, her garments will be a defensive armour designed to reveal as little of her personality as is compatible with her purpose. Under more favourable conditions, they will become a setting made as suitable as possible to the peculiar qualities and attractions of the jewel they are supposed to contain. Not every woman can, under present conditions, be beautiful, but she can suggest beauty at every turn, remind us of beautiful things, and give us that feeling of holy calm which we experience in the presence of beauty, if she will but dress appropriately to the occasion and to her own personality. These considerations must affect our view of the appropriate styles of A.D. 2025. Dress appropriate to the occasion! Dress is, after all, a sort of extension of the physical personality. The body of a naked child at play is the most perfect thing in beauty that can be seen. All its muscles adapt themselves instantly to its activities. Everything is appropriate and harmonious. A thin and clinging covering would detract but little from its grace of movement and expression, and might, indeed, add something of force and swiftness that cannot be perceived in the mere play of muscles. Thus the plumes of a Red Indian add to the sense of speed and purpose conveyed by his movements. I do not agree with Mr. H. G. Wells that the final ideal of clothing is its total abolition. Clothing has the effect of enlarging man’s sphere of activity until it covers the entire globe from the poles to the equator. Another advantage is that it emphasizes mental qualities rather than physical qualities. If mere physical beauty were the one essential to human well-being, mankind would have long ago insisted on its being freely displayed――and judged――without the disguise of clothing. Instead, a common agreement among civilized peoples insists that on everyday occasions little but the face is to be visible, because its features and expression give a clue to the mentality behind them. On special occasions, such as balls and dinner parties, more may be revealed by the gentler sex, but even then the area revealed must be confined to what is least likely to show defects and is of least physiological interest and importance, so that the attention may still be directed towards mental rather than emotional or physical qualities.