England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . mportsof Great Britain from France; humbly addressed tothe laudable associations of Anti-Gallicans, and thegenerous promoters of the British arts and manufac-tories, and published March 7, 1757, exhibits someof what the mob considered the most objectionablearticles which France sent over to corrupt the mannersand principles of Englishmen. The various groupsare described at the foot of the engraving. The ragefor French fashions is represented by Four tackleporters staggering under a weighty c
England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . mportsof Great Britain from France; humbly addressed tothe laudable associations of Anti-Gallicans, and thegenerous promoters of the British arts and manufac-tories, and published March 7, 1757, exhibits someof what the mob considered the most objectionablearticles which France sent over to corrupt the mannersand principles of Englishmen. The various groupsare described at the foot of the engraving. The ragefor French fashions is represented by Four tackleporters staggering under a weighty chest of Birth-Night Clothes,^ addressed to a right honourable vis-count in St. Jamess, and doubtless comprising amagnificent costume for the ball on the Kings birth-day. The love of French cookery appears in severalemaciated high livd epicures familiarly receiving aFrencli cook, acquainting him, that, without his assist-ance, they must have perished with hunger.^^ Theaffected conceit of a French education is pictured in a lady of distinction, offering the tuition of her son FOREIGN MERCHANDISE. 353. FOREIGN MERCHANDIZE. 1757.] and (laughter to a cringing French abbe, disregardingthe corruption of their religion ; so they do but obtainthe true French accent; her frenchified well-bredspouse readily complying, the English chaplain re-gretting his lost la-bours. The passionfor French artistes ap-pears in another wo-man of quality, inraptures, caressing aFrench female dancer,assuring her that herarrival is to the ho-nour and delight ofEncjland r the negropage is laughing atthe strange taste of his mistress. The other prominent features of thepicture are described as follows :— On the frontground, a cask overset, the contents, French cheesesfrom Normandy, being raffinie, a blackguard boy stop-ping his nostrils, greatly offended at the haut-goiit; achest well crammed with tippets, muffs, ribbons, flow-ers for the hair, and other such materiel bagatelles ;underneath, concealed cambri
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