Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard), Abbott, John Colby · London, John Lane · leaf 283
ack, grey, of every hue, which I expected to findsupremely ridiculous, I have had to grow reconciledto ; so true is it that in these silly matters, there isperhaps nothing a Frenchwoman can attempt withoutsome measure of success. The flaxen wigs softendown what was too hard and pronounced about… … FRENCH COSTUME, 1795{The National Convention) COSTUME 199 distinguish them from the natural head-covering.I am strongly inclined to suspect that the origin ofthis habit of wearing wigs is connected with veryunhappy circumstances—due, in the first place, to theimpossibility of procuring servants to…
French Revolution, 1795-1799 (Directoire) · Costume, French · France -- Social life and customs
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