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... dress was far more elegant than the then prevalent style . Royalist to her heart's core , she detested the very sound of Bonaparte's name . It was a most unfortunate thing , as I was as staunch a Bonapartist as she was a Royalist ...
... dress was far more elegant than the then prevalent style . Royalist to her heart's core , she detested the very sound of Bonaparte's name . It was a most unfortunate thing , as I was as staunch a Bonapartist as she was a Royalist ...
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... dress of the court of Louis the beloved ; unfortunately , old as she was , it did not quite suit her ; and it was always so shabby that I could not imagine how any woman , of whatever rank or age , could have neglected herself so much ...
... dress of the court of Louis the beloved ; unfortunately , old as she was , it did not quite suit her ; and it was always so shabby that I could not imagine how any woman , of whatever rank or age , could have neglected herself so much ...
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... dress I was presented to their Majesties . Among those members of the Imperial family who were present , the young Queen Hortense and her brother Eugène de Beauharnais interested me most . The Princess Borghese , a very fine woman ...
... dress I was presented to their Majesties . Among those members of the Imperial family who were present , the young Queen Hortense and her brother Eugène de Beauharnais interested me most . The Princess Borghese , a very fine woman ...
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... dress was that of the period in which they lived , and as they were represented in the picture gallery . I felt convinced it must be them ; the head- dress alone was wanting . The fair Agnès had her hair over her shoulders , and that of ...
... dress was that of the period in which they lived , and as they were represented in the picture gallery . I felt convinced it must be them ; the head- dress alone was wanting . The fair Agnès had her hair over her shoulders , and that of ...
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... not that intolerable talk about dress , which , with some women , is the constant topic of conversation . Though I dislike it , I must , however , give a descrip- tion of the bride's toilette , whose wedding took place LAURE'S WEDDING .
... not that intolerable talk about dress , which , with some women , is the constant topic of conversation . Though I dislike it , I must , however , give a descrip- tion of the bride's toilette , whose wedding took place LAURE'S WEDDING .
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