The XVIIIth century; its institutions, customs, and costumes France, 1700-1789 . ?&^x Cer; -Vold-t a la C ei-fts Fig. 304. —Various head-dresses; from llic books of fashion of the ^aifeeuie le Bandeau dAmour Bairfneuse Fig. 30s.—Various heatl-dresses : from the books of fashion of the time. 480 THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Louis XVI., the most staid persons were carried away by the Queensexample. Satire, epigrams, and caricatures (see Figs. 306 to 308), secretlyinspired by the King, were alike powerless against these extravaganthead-dresses. For instance, there was a drawing which represente


The XVIIIth century; its institutions, customs, and costumes France, 1700-1789 . ?&^x Cer; -Vold-t a la C ei-fts Fig. 304. —Various head-dresses; from llic books of fashion of the ^aifeeuie le Bandeau dAmour Bairfneuse Fig. 30s.—Various heatl-dresses : from the books of fashion of the time. 480 THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Louis XVI., the most staid persons were carried away by the Queensexample. Satire, epigrams, and caricatures (see Figs. 306 to 308), secretlyinspired by the King, were alike powerless against these extravaganthead-dresses. For instance, there was a drawing which represented


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