f a gaudy hue, werevirtually condemned to dye, for a law was passed by the tribune Appius,prohibiting them from wearing dresses of a gay colour. The samelaw limited them to half-an-ouuce of gold ; but this was unnecessary;for the extravagantly-disposed would spend all they had; and theywere further… … Roman Lady Shopping. sioned some violent agitation among the Roman women, who manifestedthe force of female influence so effectually, that in a few years the lawwas repealed. The stern necessities of historical truth compel us to attribute towhat is termed the gentler sex, the introduction, among…
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