Juni 21, 2010
von Melanie Grundmann
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Dandies and fops have always been ephemeral productions, and the former are now extinct, or sobered down into gentlemanly, well-dressed men. Within the last ten years, we have had some stars of considerable lustre in each department, but few survive … Weiterlesen
Juni 20, 2010
von Melanie Grundmann
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Count Charles de Mornay was presented to me to-day. Having heard of him only as, ” The glass of fashion and the mould of form, The observed of all observers,” I was agreeably surprised to find him one of the … Weiterlesen
Oktober 31, 2009
von Melanie Grundmann
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It is still expected that the Heir Apparent to the throne of ‘the French’ will visit this country in the course of the next fortnight;, and preparations are still in progress at the French Embassy for a fête to be … Weiterlesen
Oktober 10, 2009
von Melanie Grundmann
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National sports and pastimes may be said to arise out of circumstances of climate and government; just as certain plants and trees are indigenous to the soil. Few of them will bear transplantation to other latitudes. The Montagnet Busses, so … Weiterlesen
Dezember 22, 2008
von Melanie Grundmann
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It is amusing to walk down Regent street in the height of the London season, and see the changes that each year produces in the costume of the promenaders; to speculate on the impression the fashions of the day would … Weiterlesen
August 25, 2007
von Melanie Grundmann
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Lady Blessington erinnert sich an Charles de Mornay: »Count Charles de Mornay was presented to me today. Having heard of him only as – “The glass of fashion and the mould of form, The observed of all observers,” I was … Weiterlesen