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 47
so asto liken themselves to the sculptors Venus, or the fabled heroines ofancient history ! The young men of the period were their worthy partners. Listento this short sketch from the pen of one of their female contemporaries : More presumptuous, even, than youth generally is ; ignorant, becausefor… … •£*££ IN THE GARDENS OF THE TU1LERIESYear VII [1799). UNDER THE DIRECTORY 15 jargon of their own invention, almost as absurd as their huge cravats —dozens of yards of muslin rolled about their necks ; and to crown every-thing, both insolent and foppish. Out of opposition to the Royalists ofthe…
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