. Another fashion epoch for 1909 . that bears hername. How vo-luptuously yousi i p t & cutamidst the sil-very satin!Saucily tuckt-up skirts, rav-ishing lique-faction ofclothes; rog-uish prisons oftight-laced bod-ices. Oh! be-ribboned scis-sors of Wat-teau, what adainty realm ofcoquetry youcut out of theMaintenons realm of prudery. Think of this as you seethe Callot costume with the real Watteau pleat in theback, only one of several presented by this famous house,to show the same idea. Think of Watteaus little mother-of-pearl canvasesthat shimmer like the inside of a shell, & of his fadedblues,
. Another fashion epoch for 1909 . that bears hername. How vo-luptuously yousi i p t & cutamidst the sil-very satin!Saucily tuckt-up skirts, rav-ishing lique-faction ofclothes; rog-uish prisons oftight-laced bod-ices. Oh! be-ribboned scis-sors of Wat-teau, what adainty realm ofcoquetry youcut out of theMaintenons realm of prudery. Think of this as you seethe Callot costume with the real Watteau pleat in theback, only one of several presented by this famous house,to show the same idea. Think of Watteaus little mother-of-pearl canvasesthat shimmer like the inside of a shell, & of his fadedblues, his pinks which are as rosy as a childs cheek, hisdrabs & grays, his honeyed yellows like a Flemish maid-ens locks—when you see the colors of the Louis XVgowns, of the period in which he painted. Think again of Nattier, the Court Painter, to whomevery one fiockt because he always made them beautiful La Marquise des Lignerii—Xa/ficr. on canvas. Hisportraits ofLouis XVseight daugh-ters are amongthe loveliesttreasures o fVersailles. Isit not theircharm that youfeel in the Nat-tier blue gownby Drecoll &the exquisitelilac-red chiffonevening gownby Cheruit? A pure Ma-rie - Antoinettegown such asMadame Vigee-Le Brun paint-ed in her famous portrait of the unhappy Queen, is thelittle flowered mousseline dress from Badin, with its fichu& loopt-up skirts. The silver tulle gown with little rosesis the apotheosis of Louis XVI styles. It is a great privilege to be able to show with thesegowns many copies of the portraits that inspired them—true copies made at Versailles by our artists in Paris. Madame Victoire de France—Nattier
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