Blanc, Charles, 1813-1882 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 125
PERSONAL ADORNMENT. Ill orders, who by their chastity and self sacrifice are, so to speak, the voluntary and mystical widows of the world. When devotion, true or false — for sometimes it is the fashion — is in the ascendant, the bonnet is a protection from stolen glances ; it prevents the eyes from… … religious guise was considered high breeding and good taste. In proportion as austerity diminishes, the front of the bonnet diminishes likewise, and when the Quakeresses give up the tenets of their sect, they will certainly alter the uniform bonnet which is one of the outward signs of their belief.…
Clothing and dress · Decoration and ornament · Fashion and art
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