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 85
at was himshe was allowed to hope for, or choose, asher future husband. The Revolution hasswept away all this submission. Younggirls go about, both day and night, inperfect freedom. Their sole occupationsare to walk and drive, to amuse themselves, to make merry, have theirfortunes told, and quarrel… … 3° FASHION IN PARIS There is not a public promenade, concludes the writer, whereyou will not see children of two years old, or thereabouts, sitting on thelaps of mothers of eighteen. How mighty must be the seductive power of a ribbon, a befloweredbonnet, a spangled gown, in a city where public…
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