Transcribed from the 1920 Methuen edition of Art and Decoration by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.lorg

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OSCAR WILDE—SHORTER PROSE PIECES

CONTENTS

PAGE
Phrases and Philosophies for the use of the Young [1]
Mrs. Langtry as Hester Grazebrook [53]
Slaves of Fashion [56]
Woman’s Dress [60]
More Radical Ideas upon Dress Reform [66]
Costume [80]
The American Invasion [83]
Sermons in Stones at Bloomsbury [90]
L’Envoi [119]

PHRASES AND PHILOSOPHIES FOR
THE USE OF THE YOUNG

(December 1894)

The first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible. What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered.

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty.