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Subject Terms Costume -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.

Subject Terms Crosby, B. -- Publisher.

Subject Terms Hawkin, Mary -- Autograph, 1814.

Subject Terms Stipple engraving, Colored -- Specimens -- 1811.

Subject Terms Women -- Health and hygiene.

1. The mirror of the graces, or, The English lady's costume : combining and harmonizing taste and judgment, elegance and grace, modesty, simplicity, and economy with fashion in dress : and adapting the various articles of female embellishments to different ages, form, and complexions : to the seasons of the year, rank, and situation in life : with useful advice on female accomplishments, politeness, and manners : the cultivation of the mind and the disposition and carriage of the body : offering also the most efficacious means of preserving beauty, health, and loveliness : the whole according with the general principles of nature and rules of propriety / by a Lady of distinction ; who has witnessed and attentively studied what is esteemed truly graceful and elegant amongst the most refined nations of Europe.

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Creator:: Lady of distinction, active 19th century
Date:: 1811
Physical Description:: vii, [2] p., pp. 12-17, [2] p., pp. x-xxiii [i.e. xiii], [2] p., 10-241, [7] p., 4 leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts