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 130
nd dainty silk-stockinged feet, shod with open shoes. The men braved Death for the sake of glory ; thewomen-folk faced the grim king for pleasure and forvanity. The chilliest members of the fair sex went -,,shopping, and walked up and down the boulevards,wearing a light fur-trimmed coat with a… … UNDER THE FIRST EMPIRE 55 longer like great barrels, a yard long, as during the Directory period.Indoor gowns were cut fuller than previously, but the waists wereinordinately short, and lifted the bosom higher than Nature hadintended. It took many yards of muslin to make a gown. Everywoman in…
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