The Art of BeautyDescriptions of dress, make-up, hair fashion, and physical beauty reflect the strict code of behavior regarding appearance in Victorian England. |
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... UGLY WOMEN ON SOME GIRLS THE NONENTITY THE ILL - EDUCATED GIRL THE DISCOURAGED GIRL THE SHY GIRL THE STUPID GIRL THE PLAIN GIRL 6 AN AT HOME ' . A GARDEN PARTY . HOME TYRANNY . EN FIN . PAGE • 255 259 CHAPTER II . 266 268 269 270 271 ...
... UGLY WOMEN ON SOME GIRLS THE NONENTITY THE ILL - EDUCATED GIRL THE DISCOURAGED GIRL THE SHY GIRL THE STUPID GIRL THE PLAIN GIRL 6 AN AT HOME ' . A GARDEN PARTY . HOME TYRANNY . EN FIN . PAGE • 255 259 CHAPTER II . 266 268 269 270 271 ...
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... ugly enough , was nearer to its original place over the hips , and the shoulders were not deformed by padding . One only looked as though one stood in an inverted basin with its bottom out , instead of in a drum . At the same time , the ...
... ugly enough , was nearer to its original place over the hips , and the shoulders were not deformed by padding . One only looked as though one stood in an inverted basin with its bottom out , instead of in a drum . At the same time , the ...
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... ugly , owing to various diseases brought on by exposure and pressure . As for the feet , the thin pumps with ribbons were a mere caricature of the pretty and sensible sandal ; and those unblest with perfect feet and figures must have ...
... ugly , owing to various diseases brought on by exposure and pressure . As for the feet , the thin pumps with ribbons were a mere caricature of the pretty and sensible sandal ; and those unblest with perfect feet and figures must have ...
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... ugly as a pinched waist ; it puts the RT . LUNC LT : LUNG HEART RAG STOMACH RT : IUNG HEART LT : LUNG ) MIDRIFE LIVER FIG . 11. - Natural position of the organs . FIG . 12. - Deformed position of the organs . hips and shoulders ...
... ugly as a pinched waist ; it puts the RT . LUNC LT : LUNG HEART RAG STOMACH RT : IUNG HEART LT : LUNG ) MIDRIFE LIVER FIG . 11. - Natural position of the organs . FIG . 12. - Deformed position of the organs . hips and shoulders ...
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... . arrayed . It was stiff , formal , uncomfort- able , no doubt , and the compressed ribs and long waist are as ugly as they were unhealthy . It is interesting to note how when this fashion had come in at court SOME OLD DRESSES . 59.
... . arrayed . It was stiff , formal , uncomfort- able , no doubt , and the compressed ribs and long waist are as ugly as they were unhealthy . It is interesting to note how when this fashion had come in at court SOME OLD DRESSES . 59.
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æsthetic appearance artistic attire bashlyk beautiful becoming better blue bodice body bonnet British Museum century Cloth colour complexion conceal contradict the natural costume COUNTESS OF SUFFOLK crinoline cultivated dark decoration deformity delicate drawing by Holbein dress dull ears effect ETRUSCAN face false farthingale fashion feeling feet figure flowers folds garment girl gown grace Greek green hair Half Calf head head-dress hint Invisible Joanna JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY kind lace ladies LADY BERKELEY less light look means mediæval melan mind modern morality mother natural lines neck never ornament paint pale patterns perhaps persons picturesque pink plaits pretty pretty woman PRIME PAGE purple Quentin Matsys seen shade Sheep shoe Sir Charles Eastlake skirt sleeve stola taste thing thought tight tint trimming ugly veil Visible vulgar waist walls Watteau wear whilst woman women worn yellow