The XVIIIth century; its institutions, customs, and costumes France, 1700-1789 . Fig. 307.—Fac-simile of a caricature of the period. Souiicns, Jasmin, je auccombe,Et prends bien garde, faquiti, Que si ma coiffure tombe,Tu aura:) ton compte demain. infatuation of one hair-dresser who, in a pamphlet eulogizing hisprofession, wrote: The coiffeurs art is beyond question the mostbrilliant of all, inasmuch as it brings him in daily contact with thegreatest, the most beautiful, and the most dignified people in theworld. The toilette of a pretty woman was a sort of intimate reception,held in the sanct
The XVIIIth century; its institutions, customs, and costumes France, 1700-1789 . Fig. 307.—Fac-simile of a caricature of the period. Souiicns, Jasmin, je auccombe,Et prends bien garde, faquiti, Que si ma coiffure tombe,Tu aura:) ton compte demain. infatuation of one hair-dresser who, in a pamphlet eulogizing hisprofession, wrote: The coiffeurs art is beyond question the mostbrilliant of all, inasmuch as it brings him in daily contact with thegreatest, the most beautiful, and the most dignified people in theworld. The toilette of a pretty woman was a sort of intimate reception,held in the sanctuary where the coiffure was elaborated. The 482 THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. goddess of the sanctuary received her small circle of intimates,dressed in a plain peignoir of embroidered muslin, and the hair-dresser took an hour or more to complete his task. During thattime, the conversation went on without interruption, dealing with allthe novelties of the day, though in the time of Louis XVI. it was. Fig. 30S.—Attempting to defraud t!ie Paris cubtoni-house ; fac-simile of a caricature of the period. considered good taste to give it a literary, scientific, and philosophicalturn. The toilet-table was covered with all the new books, and thoseon serious subjects were latterly predominant. The gentleman ofthe house invariably sent to say that breakfast was served, andMadames reply generally was not to wait for me. The night-toilet lasted almost as long as that in the morning, the only differencebeing that no company was admitted. Before retiring for the night, DRESS AND IASIIIONS. 483 the ladys-maid was consulted as to what should be worn on thefollowing day. We will not attempt to enumerate the fashions which succeededeach other so rapidly from 1781 to 17S8, though the Queen, seeingthe evils of this reckless luxury of toilette for which she was mainly
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