A history of English dress from the Saxon period to the present day (1893)
Hill, Georgiana · London : Richard Bentley and Son · leaf 228
ho regarded a newmachine, that would facilitate work, with much thesame feeling as they would have regarded a Frenchman-of-war sailing up the Thames. Frequentwars, and the constant apprehension of disturb-ances, also militated against the interests of com-merce. But looking back to the time of… … EMPIRE MODES. 2 I I CHAPTER I.1800-1830. Rise of the Empire modes—Some eccentricities of costumes-Influence of politics on dress—Fanciful costumes—Fashionsafter the fall of the Empire—Growing plainness in maleattire New customs,Though they be never so ridiculous. . . yet are followed. Henry VIII.,…
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