Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange), 1858-1918 · Boston, Arena Pub. Co. · leaf 15
From 18G0 to 18G5. The hoop-skirt era. The difficultfeat of tying on a bonnet. … dress reformers have never yet devised any gar-ment to assist the women in fulfilling this mis-sion. The author of the above fairly representsthe attitude of conventional thought,—itsservility to fashion, its antagonism toreformative moves. The impliedfalsehood that fashion representsbeauty and…
Clothing and dress
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