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London (Volume 4); Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and Its Neighbourhood to Thirty Miles Extent, from an Actual Perambulation - Softcover
Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1807. Excerpt: ... His majesty's dress was manly and easy, a suit of embroidery fitted to bis dignity; his hair tied and powdered, with a solitaire from the bag behind. The hats of this period were upwards of six inches broad in the brim; some were open before, like a flour scale; and others sharp, like the nose of a greyhound. With respect to wigs, they were grown to such variety of shapes, that Mr. Hogarth, very humourously reduced them to five orders; the episcopal, the aldermanic, &c. We only notice the latter, as fully describing the manners of the times: "The first aldermanic wig has two ends, exactly like the dropsical le^s of some overgorged glutton; and the three-quarter face indicates Plenty, Porter, and Politics. On the brow domestical significance is seated, a look necessary to each master, who doze* in his arm chair on the Sunday evening while his lady reads prayers to the rest of the family. It is a countenance which tarries dignity'with it, even at the upper end of a table at a turtle eating. The tecond has one lock dependant, like a Turkey sheep's tail. The bulge of hair which covers the cheek seems like a poultice, stuck on for the tooth-ach. The. third wig, as the sailors say, is all a-biek. This design originally was taken from a nutting-stick; thus one of our finest capitals was delineated from 4 square lile, a wand, and a basket." Every modish gentleman seemed by the length of lib skirts, to be Dutch waisted; they hung so low, that on a wet day, a wag called out, "pray, dear Sir, pin up your petticoats!'" The cuffs covered the wrists, and only the edge of the ruffles could be seen, as if the days of Lycurgus had returned, when each one was ashamed to shew clean linen. The breeches were like long trowsers, with broad knee-bands, whilst the shoes were high topped, to complete the ca...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0217507182
- ISBN 13 9780217507189
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages210
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