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 335
the Government, as in a sort of tacit agreement between all the branchesof authority, to put down the garish displays which had distinguishedthe Imperial epoch. But this state of stupor was not of long duration.The real spirit of the French nation, restless and aggressive, many-sided and… … pacific and mundane course imaginable. The days of blood and terrorwere succeeded by days of pleasure and of labour, fitly combined. Asfestivity increased, economic activity increased likewise. Thepause of dread and dismay which had marked the year 1870was followed by an era of splendid…
Fashion · Costume
Internet Archive · Smithsonian Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
