Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 439
rom neglect and suffering.In fear and trembling at thepower of the people, the aris-tocrats threw away their silkenknee-breeches and powderedwigs, and put on unpretentious clothes. Dontkill us, they cried; we are the same as you;do we not dress alike ? Are not our clothes assimple as yours ? Men… … FORTY YEARS AGO — AND TO-DAY. were changed for delicately colored silk stock-ings. It was in this costume that Beau Nash,perhaps better known as the King of Bath,and his many imitators disported themselves.To any man of fashion dressing was an impor-tant matter that received daily at least…
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