Scent of a Woman

What remains of a woman when she is in the dark? When she has undressed, when she has taken off her dress, when we can no longer see her make up, her wonderful hair, her beautiful eyes, when she takes off her jewellery, what is left? Only her charming voice and her perfume.
- Jean-Paul Guerlain

Issue 24 Elegant Letters - The Importance of Art Appreciation

"Art is man's effort to produce the ideal," says Anna Morgan,

"It divides itself into as many branches as there are vehicles used. A beautiful house, a magnificent temple, a jewel finely cut and uniquely set, the mind and character of a man suggested by the sculptor's hand in plaster or marble of by the painter's brush on canvas, a rug rare in design and colouring, a chair or table the form and colour of which provoke our admiration, a song which is repeated by poet and peasant, each and all are works of art, vehicles used for the conveyance of the thought and emotion of man."

Hi everyone!

The latest issue of Elegant Letters was sent out to your inboxes a couple of days ago. In it, I talked about the many benefits of appreciating art whether it is the theatre, music or a great old classic book.

I've also tried to remove any misconceptions of Art appreciation. Yes, anyone can appreciate art. You may not know all of it, but art appreciation is about finding your place in art. What are you drawn towards? What are you captivated by?

That was how I started. I later discovered how they are all somewhat linked together.

I was inspired to about Art Appreciation after I watched Romeo and Juliet at the Sydney Opera House. It was refreshing! And the Sydney Opera House is always a kind of a wonder to me...

Read Elegant Letters Issue 24: The importance of Art Appreciation

Issue 23 Elegant Letters - Posture, Embarrasment and Class

Hi!

I hope you're having a wonderful day.

I've been receiving quite a few very sweet emails in response to my latest issue of Elegant Letters (see below). I just want to say thank you to everyone who supports the work of elegantwoman.org in big and little ways. Thank you to all those who posts helpful and encouraging words on elegantwoman.org's Facebook wall too. They are greatly appreciated!

I've been busy at work trying to finish up for the year and I hope to reply to all of your emails soon.

Anyway, for those of you who aren't really into getting yet another email in your already-full inbox (I completely understand!), I just wanted to let you know that you can read Issue 23 of Elegant Letters here.

Reaching should be done by muscles.

I wrote about:

1. My recent training and study of elegant posture by two ballet professional ballet dancers
2. A beautiful illustration of class through a recent book I read, Mao's Last Dancer
3. The issue of embarassment and how does an elegant woman handle that

 Hope you like it!

You may click to view it here: Issue 23 of Elegant Letters

Until my next blogpost, new article, or newsletter, see you on Facebook or Twitter!

Eunice

P.s. Christmas is just round the corner! *Happiness*