Fashion in Paris; the various phases of feminine taste and aesthetics from 1797 to 1897 (1898)
Uzanne, Octave, 1852-1931, Loyd, Mary Sophia Hely-Hutchinson, 1853-1936, Courboin, François, 1865-1926 · London, W. Heinemann · leaf 121
hion must tarry on the threshold of the monarchschamber, and his portraiture should, in fact, be limited toshadowy personalities, such as may serve as suitable pegswhereon the dress and feelings of each period may be hung. We will leave the great Emperor to his glory, and tothe historians who have… … The Empress Josephine had been allotted a private income of sixhundred thousand francs a year, besides some hundred and thirtythousand francs more, for her privy purse and charities-This sum, we might have thought, would have been morethan sufficient to cover the expense, both ordinary…
Fashion · Costume
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