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 132
thing, among the smartest sectionof society, was to exhibit the most absolute sobriety andunobtrusiveness in the matter of gew-gaws. A device which found general favour with thestronger sex was that of the Rising Sun. Swordhilts, buckles, coat buttons, watch cases, the embroi-deries on clothing,… … A fine lady of the Empire period spent her whole day in occupationsconnected with the adornment of her beauty. She lefther bed to plunge forthwith into a Chinese bath, scentedwith almond paste, and had her dainty person rubbed, andperfumed, and delicately cared for. Her hands and feetwere daily…
Fashion · Costume
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