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Literary
July 17, 1913
Baxter Springs News
Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas
What is this article about?
Anecdotal essay on the extravagant high hairstyles of 18th-century women of fashion, including Marie Antoinette, with humorous historical incidents involving doorways, coaches, and elaborate decorations like a miniature ship or a sleeping child model.
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Astonishing Coiffures.
Coiffures are to be high again, but not so high as in the past. Formerly doorways had to be heightened to accommodate the eighteenth century woman of fashion. Marie Antoinette's hairdresser had to mount a stool in order to get above his work. Women of that time had to kneel in their coaches to get their head covering inside, or drive with their heads out of the windows. Mme. de Genlis was caught by her hair while hastening to greet Voltaire at Ferney, but escaped Absalom's fate, her hair remaining on the bough. And the Duchess de Chartres had room on her hair one evening for a miniature man-of-war in full sail, on another for a representation of her little son, Louis Philippe, sleeping in the lap of his nurse.
Coiffures are to be high again, but not so high as in the past. Formerly doorways had to be heightened to accommodate the eighteenth century woman of fashion. Marie Antoinette's hairdresser had to mount a stool in order to get above his work. Women of that time had to kneel in their coaches to get their head covering inside, or drive with their heads out of the windows. Mme. de Genlis was caught by her hair while hastening to greet Voltaire at Ferney, but escaped Absalom's fate, her hair remaining on the bough. And the Duchess de Chartres had room on her hair one evening for a miniature man-of-war in full sail, on another for a representation of her little son, Louis Philippe, sleeping in the lap of his nurse.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Coiffures
Hairstyles
18th Century Fashion
Marie Antoinette
Social Customs
Historical Anecdotes
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Astonishing Coiffures
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Marie Antoinette's Hairdresser Had To Mount A Stool In Order To Get Above His Work.
Women Of That Time Had To Kneel In Their Coaches To Get Their Head Covering Inside, Or Drive With Their Heads Out Of The Windows.
Mme. De Genlis Was Caught By Her Hair While Hastening To Greet Voltaire At Ferney, But Escaped Absalom's Fate, Her Hair Remaining On The Bough.
And The Duchess De Chartres Had Room On Her Hair One Evening For A Miniature Man Of War In Full Sail, On Another For A Representation Of Her Little Son, Louis Philippe, Sleeping In The Lap Of His Nurse.