FRENCH WOMEN.
One thing must be accorded to French women—the} 7 dress for a purpose, and to suit every occasion, You will never see a Pafisienne mix up two epochs in her toilet. I have often noticed English women charmingly dressed, whoso whole appearance was spoiled by a trinket or a bow of ribbon that marred the harmony of their appearance. It takes so little to strike a false note —gloves of the wrong color, badly made boots, or (the greatest reproach to make to our fair English sisters) un mauvais jnj}oivnage, The set of the petticoat and skirts is half the battle. Watch the little French ouvriero as she trips along on a rainy day, holding up her shabby but well-fitting gown with inimitable grace. Her short, neat jupon has ■just the right sot and length ; the tightlydrawn stocking and neat little boots will come home, after her day’s walk, without a speck on them.
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Patea Mail, 8 March 1882, Page 3
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156FRENCH WOMEN. Patea Mail, 8 March 1882, Page 3
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