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The striking characteristic of the middle seventies was the fashion for mingling
two materials in the same dress , usually of ... Green faille dresses were
sometimes adorned with violently contrasting red trimmings of the same material
Nankin ...
The striking characteristic of the middle seventies was the fashion for mingling
two materials in the same dress , usually of ... Green faille dresses were
sometimes adorned with violently contrasting red trimmings of the same material
Nankin ...
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Another popular material was black glacé , which lent itself to the moulded forms
of the dresses , and was considered very smart , especially when trimmed with
little straps of black velvet or with gold buckles . Serge was a very popular
material ...
Another popular material was black glacé , which lent itself to the moulded forms
of the dresses , and was considered very smart , especially when trimmed with
little straps of black velvet or with gold buckles . Serge was a very popular
material ...
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For “ the typical Englishwoman there is no material so becoming as navy blue
serge , and nothing but the impossibility of getting it will ever drive it completely
out of fashion . ” Fashion commentators are rarely possessed of the gift of
prophecy .
For “ the typical Englishwoman there is no material so becoming as navy blue
serge , and nothing but the impossibility of getting it will ever drive it completely
out of fashion . ” Fashion commentators are rarely possessed of the gift of
prophecy .
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CHAPTER PAGE I BACK NATURE AND THE GREEKS | 13 |
PRUDERY AND ROMANTICISM | 26 |
SENTIMENTALISM AND THE RISE OF THE BOURGEOISIE | 38 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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