Eighteenth-century London LifeJ. Murray, 1937 - 385 pages |
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Page 178
... fashion of growing a beard , but dismisses the idea as being too costly . " There is no question , " says the writer ... fashion . White lead was an ingredient in many of the preparations ; but though doctors might warn and moralists ...
... fashion of growing a beard , but dismisses the idea as being too costly . " There is no question , " says the writer ... fashion . White lead was an ingredient in many of the preparations ; but though doctors might warn and moralists ...
Page 181
... fashion to wear it on every occasion , and Fanny Burney found ladies thus attired at a ball . The long habit , heavy and clumsy as we should now find it , was less troublesome , and certainly far more economical , than the elaborate ...
... fashion to wear it on every occasion , and Fanny Burney found ladies thus attired at a ball . The long habit , heavy and clumsy as we should now find it , was less troublesome , and certainly far more economical , than the elaborate ...
Page 183
... fashion , and in the morning put on your great - coat with what you will under it , provided you have two handkerchiefs big enough for the sails of a large pleasure boat . " Women , however , would still sacrifice themselves to fashion ...
... fashion , and in the morning put on your great - coat with what you will under it , provided you have two handkerchiefs big enough for the sails of a large pleasure boat . " Women , however , would still sacrifice themselves to fashion ...
Contents
LONDONS ASPECTS AND CHARACTERISTICS | 8 |
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION | 26 |
THE LIFE OF THE UPPER CLASSES | 40 |
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