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 378
1884 170 FASHION IN PARIS supreme chic (there is no other word), which is her special birthright—handed down to her, in spite of Fashions changes and occasionalugliness, by generations of ancestresses—endues all thedecoration, the furniture, the dress and finery, on whichshe lays her magic wand,… … 1885 Winter is the season, above all others, when the fair sex of the present day moves most triumphant. It is the moment of balls, and tea-parties, and first nights at the theatres, the time when all the great anniversaries and festivals come round. Then, indeed, woman reigns supreme, and…
Fashion · Costume
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