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 128
men to dress her ina very magnificent wrapper because she thought theEmperor of Russia might come and see her. Andso the fascinating woman passed away, robed in rose-colour, and adorned with knots of ribbon ! Our readers will imagine how Josephines passion for luxury and expense stirred up her… … 1806 UNDER THE FIRST EMPIRE 53 goodwill, became to every lady admitted to her presence. Queen Hortense, the young wife of Louis Bonaparte, dressed very splendidly, but her magnificence was tempered with much discretion and order, and a wise economy. Very different was it with Caroline Murat and…
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