ABSTRACT
R E F E R E N C E S T O S T A Y S A N D H O O P P E T T I C O A T S F R O M
C O N T E M P O R A R Y S O U R C E S
À Vichy-Je voudrois que vous vissiez jusqu'à quel excès la présence de Termes et de Flamarens fait monter la coiffure et rajustement de deux ou trois belles de ce pays. Enfin dès six heures de matin tout est en l'air, coiffure hurlupée, poudrée, frisée, bonnet à la bascule, rouge, mouches, pettite coiffe qui pend, éventail, corps de jupe long et serré; c'est pour pâmer de rire,
They then begin to commit their Body to a close Imprisonment, and pinch it in so narrow a com-
Css, that the best part of its plumpness is forced to rise toward the Neck, to emancipate itself from such rd Captivity; and being proud of her liberty, appears with a kind of pleasant briskness, which becomes her infinitely. As for her fair Breasts, they are half imprisoned, and half free ; and do their utmost endeavour to procure their absolute liberty, by shoving back that which veils the one half ; but they are too weak to effect it, and whilst they strive to free themselves they cast over a Veil, which perfectly hides them. The desire they have to be expos'd to view, makes them beat it back continually, and not being able to remove that small obstacle, they look quite thro' i t : there is nothing constantly free but the upper part of the Neck, which is also more vain-glorious than all the rest, and is adorn'd with a Neck-lace of great value, which adds to its v a n i t y . . . .
