Romantic days in the early republic . sented at the court of Louis XVI and attractedmuch attention among the nobles and aristoc-racy. Her dress at a certain dinner given by theLafayettes is described as of black velvet withpink satin sleeves and stomacher, a pink satinpetticoat, and over it a skirt of white crepespotted all over with gray fur; the sides of thegown open in front, and the bottom of the coattrimmed with paste. It was superb. After spending some time at The Hague accompanied her husband to England,where her elegance and beauty attracted moreattention than was perhaps w
Romantic days in the early republic . sented at the court of Louis XVI and attractedmuch attention among the nobles and aristoc-racy. Her dress at a certain dinner given by theLafayettes is described as of black velvet withpink satin sleeves and stomacher, a pink satinpetticoat, and over it a skirt of white crepespotted all over with gray fur; the sides of thegown open in front, and the bottom of the coattrimmed with paste. It was superb. After spending some time at The Hague accompanied her husband to England,where her elegance and beauty attracted moreattention than was perhaps willingly expressedin the old Court of George the Third. Greatas was the reputation of American women forbeauty, Mrs. Adams wrote that she had neverseen a lady in England who could bear com-parison with Mrs. Bingham. And from LondonMiss Adams later wrote of this fascinatingwoman, She is coming quite into fashion hereand is very much admired. The hairdresserwho dresses us on Court-days inquired ofmamma whether she knew the lady so much. Copyrighted, 189S, by the Pennsylvania V of Fine Arts. MHS. MAJOR WILLIAM JACKSOX (BORX ELIZABETH WILLING.) From the -portrait by Gilbert Stuart now in the possession of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine 47.
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