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 169
tant motion. If we turn from the nobles by descent, to thearistocracy of finance, from the world of dulness tothe world of jobbery, we shall probably find ourselvesin a suite of reception-rooms all on the same floor.One contains a billiard-table, in the next there are two ecarte-tables, in thethird… … 1820 78 FASHION IN PARIS fashionable emporium of the moment. There are quantities of ices anddainty cakes, and refreshments of every description. A studied air ofgood breeding, an over-elaboration of good manners, is the distinguish-ing feature of those gatherings of rich manufacturers, bankers…
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