. The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times. ^c^ rASlllONAULE ; OR, TlIK PACK FRONT OF A lADY OPFASHION, IN THE YEAK LIGHT HEAD-DRESSES AND LONG PETTICOATS FOR THE YEAR l802, 268 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. is. In it, of course, arc numerous fashion plates ; but Itake it that they were then, much as now, intended to belooked at as indications of the fashion, more than the fashionitself Ccrtainl)-, in the contemporaneous prints, I havenever met with any costume like them, and I much preferfor accuracy of detail, to go to the pictorial satirist, who,if
. The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times. ^c^ rASlllONAULE ; OR, TlIK PACK FRONT OF A lADY OPFASHION, IN THE YEAK LIGHT HEAD-DRESSES AND LONG PETTICOATS FOR THE YEAR l802, 268 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. is. In it, of course, arc numerous fashion plates ; but Itake it that they were then, much as now, intended to belooked at as indications of the fashion, more than the fashionitself Ccrtainl)-, in the contemporaneous prints, I havenever met with any costume like them, and I much preferfor accuracy of detail, to go to the pictorial satirist, who,if he did somewhat exaggerate, did so on a given basis,an actual costume ; and, moreover, threw some life andexpression into his groups, which render them better worth looking at, than themeaningless lay-figures, which serveas pegs, on whichto hang the clothesof the fashion-monger. The next threeillustrations, which,although designedby an amateur, areetched by Gillray,give us a glimpseof the mysteries ofthe toilet such asmight be soughtfor in vain else-where ; they areparticularly valuable, as they are in no way exaggerated,and supply details otherwise unprocu
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