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 186
She had been forced to set aside her whims andfancies, and even the dictates of her heart ; she had been driven, inshort, to balance the scales of her existence with a steady hand, withwisest prudence and profoundest policy, lest she should lose her covetedposition, as much exposed to daily attack… … A cloud of delicate perfume rises from a basket of flowers, set on agilded tripod, and the torch of a tiny Cupid, glowing with enamel, andset with precious stones, sheds its tender light over theing beautys chamber. The soft ray, reflected, here,the mirror, shimmers, there, on draperies of azureand…
Fashion · Costume
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