Eighteenth-century London LifeJ. Murray, 1937 - 385 pages |
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Page 181
... became the fashion , decency prescribed something more in the way of underclothing . Drawers became a necessity and the petticoat was a separate garment . A few fine ladies had adopted the French custom of wearing a trimmed linen gown ...
... became the fashion , decency prescribed something more in the way of underclothing . Drawers became a necessity and the petticoat was a separate garment . A few fine ladies had adopted the French custom of wearing a trimmed linen gown ...
Page 234
... became very popular . " The Bishop of Cloyne , " we read , " has made it as fashion- able as going to Vauxhall or Ranelagh . " Alas ! for fashionable cures and medicaments , they seldom last long . Mrs. Carter writes thus to her friend ...
... became very popular . " The Bishop of Cloyne , " we read , " has made it as fashion- able as going to Vauxhall or Ranelagh . " Alas ! for fashionable cures and medicaments , they seldom last long . Mrs. Carter writes thus to her friend ...
Page 308
... became less brilliant , and finally they almost disappeared . The old idea of a fine display for the benefit of London crowds , died away . Corporations began to ask what such shows cost , and to veto them as a waste of money ...
... became less brilliant , and finally they almost disappeared . The old idea of a fine display for the benefit of London crowds , died away . Corporations began to ask what such shows cost , and to veto them as a waste of money ...
Contents
LONDONS ASPECTS AND CHARACTERISTICS | 8 |
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION | 26 |
THE LIFE OF THE UPPER CLASSES | 40 |
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