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The psychology of dress (1920)

Parsons, Frank Alvah, 1868-1930 · Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 469

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MANY SIMPLE, LOVELY, AND ADAPTABLE COSTUMES ARE FOUNDBETWEEN 1815 AND 1825 AMONG PEOPLE OF TASTE WHO WERELOATH TO RENOUNCE THE ESTHETIC SENSE AS THE CENTURYADVANCED. … THIS PORTRAIT (iTALIAn), DONE IN 1829, MIGHT ALMOST BE BUTTWO DECADES OLD, OR EVEN LESS, IN SOME OF ITS DETAILS. NINETEENTH CENTURY STYLES Empress, ladies of the rich bourgeoisie vied each otherfor the first place in fashions feats, while the greatactresses of the day each strove to outdo the…

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