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The only part of the costume where fantasy was allowed was in the arrangement
of the neck - cloth . ... We often forget that the eighteenth century , for all its fine
clothes and its lace at wrist and neck , was an eminently dirty century , and we ...
The only part of the costume where fantasy was allowed was in the arrangement
of the neck - cloth . ... We often forget that the eighteenth century , for all its fine
clothes and its lace at wrist and neck , was an eminently dirty century , and we ...
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There was , of course , one objection — the smokiness of the atmosphere , and
this , in the opinion of the present writer , is , together with puritanism and Good
Form , the main reason for the sudden darkening in English clothes about the ...
There was , of course , one objection — the smokiness of the atmosphere , and
this , in the opinion of the present writer , is , together with puritanism and Good
Form , the main reason for the sudden darkening in English clothes about the ...
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reversion of ordinary clothes to long skirts . ... other solution had to be found ; for it
was inconceivable that women should return for that extremely vigorous game to
the hampering folds of cloth which they had endured earlier in the century .
reversion of ordinary clothes to long skirts . ... other solution had to be found ; for it
was inconceivable that women should return for that extremely vigorous game to
the hampering folds of cloth which they had endured earlier in the century .
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CHAPTER PAGE 1 BACK TO NATURE AND THE GREEKS | 13 |
PRUDERY AND ROMANTICISM | 26 |
SENTIMENTALISM AND THE RISE OF THE BOURGEOISIE | 38 |
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adopted already appearance bathing became become began beginning blue bonnet called century chapter classes clothes coat colours completely considered corset costume course crinoline curious décolletage decoration designers dress early effect eighteenth century elaborate Empire England English entirely especially essential extremely fact fashion female feminine figure French front garments growing hair hats head hips important influence interesting introduced kind lace ladies least less longer look material middle mode narrow natural necessary never once Paris perhaps period played popular possible present reaching remained Romantic round satin seems seen short shows side silk similar skirts sleeves social sometimes sufficient taste tennis thing thirties trimmed twenties uniform usual vogue waist wear whole wide woman women wore worn young