Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical (1906)
Aria, Eliza (Davis) 1866- · London Macmillan · leaf 102
o absurdly extravagant to obtain their satisfaction. The distinguishing feature of fashion was thelace commode, which prevailed ubiquitously ; its 70 COSTUME CHAP. simplest charms are easily realised by the pictureson these pages, where, too, are evident examples ofthe chopine and the clogs, whose… … THE LACE COMMODE. Stilted clogs, which asserted themselves at differentheights, mostly outrageous, beneath a covering otgauffered leather, a commodity which looks likethe modern poker-work. The idea of thechopines was imported from Turkey to Italy andthence to England, where, however, it is well…
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