Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical . ecklaces and most popular head-dress was a velvet hood A CHEMISETTE. •, 1 1 „___ . With a hangmg curtam,and the turban wound its graceful way above anetwork of pearls or precious stones. Muffs re-ceived much attention and elaboration, fur andlace and jewels alike being dedicated to theirservice, and in their depths would nestle the dog ormonkey or marmoset whose mistress counted sucha pet in her armoury of attractions. A descriptionof a rohe montante, which appears to have been com-paratively a neglige, not permitted the honour ofat
Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical . ecklaces and most popular head-dress was a velvet hood A CHEMISETTE. •, 1 1 „___ . With a hangmg curtam,and the turban wound its graceful way above anetwork of pearls or precious stones. Muffs re-ceived much attention and elaboration, fur andlace and jewels alike being dedicated to theirservice, and in their depths would nestle the dog ormonkey or marmoset whose mistress counted sucha pet in her armoury of attractions. A descriptionof a rohe montante, which appears to have been com-paratively a neglige, not permitted the honour ofattending Court functions, shows it cut square inthe neck, with a collar of fine cambric finished witha small ruff, the sleeves, puffed and slashed andfitting tightly to the wrists, being of a differentmaterial from the dress ; and in France, as inEngland, rank determined the length of the train,queens burdening themselves with no less than sixyards. In the early days of this century turban head-dresses were popular in Italy, and slashed and. AN ITALIAN LADY. 6o COSTUME CHAP. VI
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