Februar 4, 2012
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His was a “wasted life,” and the phrase, summing up what most people thought of him, gained currency, and was now generally used whenever his conduct was criticised or impeached. After having been in London, where he spent some years … Weiterlesen
August 21, 2010
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The correspondent of a morning paper, who writes from the head-quarters of fashion, recording the decease of a French nobleman, tells us “he may be said to have lived every day of his life.” One would think, at first sight, … Weiterlesen
Juni 21, 2010
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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
Dezember 22, 2008
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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
Juli 12, 2008
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XII. Avoid all excess in your costume. A gentleman will never caricature his person like a singe fop in modern farce. A wealthy man can afford to appear plain and neat , a poor man sometimes is compelled to dress … Weiterlesen
April 21, 2008
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Written by Mr. Silas S. Steele Sung with great applause, by Ann Seftou, at the Philadelphia, Western and Southern Theatres. Tune , “Jim Brown.” I am the pink of the fashion from the top to the toe In the street … Weiterlesen
Februar 14, 2008
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Military, or Officers’ Slang is on a par, and of a character with Dandy Slang. Inconvenient friends, or elderly and lecturing relatives, are pronounced DREADFUL BORES. Four-wheel cabs are called BOUNDERS; and a member of the Four-in-hand Club, driving to … Weiterlesen
Juli 24, 2007
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definition: the meaning “wealthy, elegant person” is first recorded in 1786; hence the adjective meaning “fashionably dressed or equipped” (1810), both from the notion of “puffed-up, pompous” behaviour. source: Online Etymological Dictionary definition: The better-dressed thieves and pickpockets. A “swell” … Weiterlesen