Fifty years ago . THE kings mews IN 1750(From a Print by I. Maurer) yourself; their bonnets are remarkable structures, likean ornamental coal-scuttle of the Thirty-seven, not theEighty-seven, period, and some of them are of sur-prising dimensions, and decorated with an amazing pro-fusion of ribbons and artificial flowers. Their sleevesare shaped like a leg of mutton ; their shawls are likea dining-room carpet of the time—not like yourdining-room carpet. Eighty-seven, but a carpet of 48 FIFTY YEARS AGO flaunting colour, crimson and scarlet which wouldgive you a headache. But the curls of the yo
Fifty years ago . THE kings mews IN 1750(From a Print by I. Maurer) yourself; their bonnets are remarkable structures, likean ornamental coal-scuttle of the Thirty-seven, not theEighty-seven, period, and some of them are of sur-prising dimensions, and decorated with an amazing pro-fusion of ribbons and artificial flowers. Their sleevesare shaped like a leg of mutton ; their shawls are likea dining-room carpet of the time—not like yourdining-room carpet. Eighty-seven, but a carpet of 48 FIFTY YEARS AGO flaunting colour, crimson and scarlet which wouldgive you a headache. But the curls of the youngerladies are not without their charms, and their eyesare as bright as those of their grandchildren, are theynot? Let us stand still awhile and watch the throngwhere the tide of life, as Johnson said, is the BAEKACK AND OLD HOUSES ON THE SITE OF TRAFALGAE SQUAEE(Prom a Drawing made by T. W. Fairholt in 1826) Here comes, with a roll intended for a militaryswagger, the cheap dandy. I know not what he is bytrade ; he is too old for a medical student, not shabbyenough for an attorneys clerk, and not respectableenough for a City clerk. Is it possible that he is ayoung gentleman of very small fortune which he isrunning through ? He wears a tall hat broader at the IN THE STREET 49 <,*Wt;~^ top than at the bottom, he carries white thread gloves,sports a cane, has his trousers tightl}^ strapped, wears atremendously high stock, with a sham diamond pin, a€oat with a velvet collar, and a double-breasted waist-coat. His right hand is stuck—it is an aggressiveattitude—in his coat-tail pocket. The little old gentle-man who follows him, in black shorts and white silkstockings, will be gonebefore your time; so willyonder still more ancientgentleman in powderedhair and pigtail who walksslowly alon
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