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 229
HIGH-LIFE IN THE BOIS DE BOULOGNELallee des Cavaliers {1842). FROM 1840 TO 1850 105 … strong in the consciousness of her power, the free play of her muscles, and the sharpness of her claws. She could ride like an arab, drain goblets of steaming punch, or iced champagne, wield a cane, fence, shoot with pistols, smoke a cigar without turning giddy, and handle an oar with ease, if that…
Fashion · Costume
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