Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard), Abbott, John Colby · London, New York : John Lane · leaf 273
ful ! marvellous ! and lo ! wehave balantines dancing at every waist, balantinesdangling by elegant cords, balantines knocking theknees of every pretty woman, as it were the sabre-tache of fashion. In contrast with this feminine eagerness afterevery form of provocation, every weapon of… … FRENCH <ovi UME, 1792( The Reign of Louis XVI—Revolution) COSTUME 195 their arm to or ogle from afar, are all decked outwith aigrettes and flowers, floating plumes and bowsof ribbon, gewgaws of every sort, or else radiant inthe self-sufficiency of their own unadorned charms ;but the men cling to…
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