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| Lady on the right is using a quizzing glass, not only a prerogative of men! |
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| The dress on the right is using a shawl (probably cashmere) for the bottom third of the dress, a fashionable trim in those days. Cashmere is warmer than wool: about 3 times for their comparative weights, and the fashion of wearing lightweight muslins & cottons made warm outer-wear imperative. |
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| Examples of Spencers and-or Pelisses. |
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