The Mirror of the Graces
by active 19th century Lady of distinction
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About this eBook
- Author
- Lady of distinction, active 19th century
- Title
- The Mirror of the Graces Containing General Instructions for Combining Elegance, Simplicity, and Economy with Fashion in Dress; Hints on Female Accomplishments and Manners; and Directions for the Preservation of Health and Beauty
- Original Publication
- United States: Frederic S. Hill,1831.
- Credits
- MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts
- Subject
- Etiquette -- Great Britain
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 67790
- Release Date
- April 7, 2022
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE MIRROR OF THE GRACES.
- 2.CONTENTS.
- 3.MIRROR OF THE GRACES. — PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE SUBJECT.
- 4.GENERAL REMARKS ON THE MANNERS AND FASHIONS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT TIMES.
- 5.ON THE FEMALE FORM.
- 6.THE SAME SUBJECT, OF FEMALE BEAUTY, MORE EXPLICITLY CONSIDERED.
- 7.GENERAL THOUGHTS ON DRESS AND PERSONAL DECORATION.
- 8.ON THE PECULIARITIES OF DRESS, WITH REFERENCE TO THE STATION OF THE WEARER.
- 9.OF THE DETAIL OF DRESS.
- 10.ON DEPORTMENT.
- 11.PECULIARITIES IN CARRIAGE AND DEMEANOR. — ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PERSON IN DANCING, AND IN THE EXERCISE OF OTHER FEMALE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
- 12.CONTINUATION OF THE SAME SUBJECT.
- 13.CONCLUSION.
- 14.APPENDIX.
- 15.ON THE USE OF CORSETS.
- 16.ON THE LADIES’ PASSION FOR LEVELLING ALL DISTINCTION OF DRESS.
- 17.RECIPES. — Paste of Palermo. — Fard. — Lip Salve. — Lavender Water. — Unction de Maintenon. — Creme de l’Enclos. — Pommade de Seville. — Beaume à l’Antique. — Wash for the Hair. — Aura and Cephalus. — Madame Recamier’s Pommade. — A Wash for the Face. — A Paste for the Skin. — A Wash to give Lustre to the Face. — Pimpernel Water. — Eau de Veau. — Rose Water. — Another. — Virgin Milk. — Lavender Water. — Sweet-scented Water. — Eau d’Ange. — Remedy for the Toothache. — An excellent Eye-Water. — Dentifrice. — Transcriber’s Notes
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