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The châteaux of Touraine (1906)

Lansdale, Maria Hornor, b. 1860 · New York : The Century Co. · leaf 358

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woman, with low-cutdoublet, a string of pearls about his neck, and two high ruffsand a deep embroidered collar, after the exaggerated femininefashion of the day. All about him were grouped his mignons,curled, painted and scented, and, like himself, wearing hugewhite ruflfs. The banquet was served,… … CHENONCEAUX the ladies of the Court wearing mens clothing, but with bareshoulders and flowing hair. The cost of this entertainmentalone amounted to 1,500,000 francs in modern money. Catherine de Medicis died at Blois in January, 1589, leavingChenonceaux to her daughter-in-law, Louise de…

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