Costumes of Europe: with descriptions of the people, manners, and customs (1852)
Philadelphia : C.G. Henderson & Co., 1852 · leaf 133
r, but generally almost en-tirely destitute of education. No peoplein all Europe, it is said, are so illiterateas the English peasants. On the conti-nent, the despotic governments cause thegreat mass of the people to be taughtreading and writing. The Prussian andAustrian schools are excellent; and… … FKENCH PEASANTS. FRENCH PEASANTS. In France there is a great variety ofcostumes. Every province has its ownpeculiarities of dress; and in the differ-ent provinces there is also quite a varietyof corruptions of the French language.The picture represents the dresses of thefemale peasantry in the…
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