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A technical history of costumesAncient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian costumes and decorationsIf this work is to be kept within its limitations, it is naturally impossible to give a complete survey of all the varieties of the various styles. To get this knowledge it will be necessary to consult...
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Historiallisia pikakuviaHistoriallisia pikakuviaVanha puunleikkaaja ja koristesepp Amram asui joen rannalla palmun lehvin varjostamassa savimajassa. Siell oli hnell vaimonsa ja kolme lastaan. Hn oli kasvoiltansa keltainen ja kytti pitk partaa. Kun hn oli taitava ammatissaan, osasi veist elehvantinluuta ja kovaa puuta, palveli hn Faraon talossa ja...
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The Corset and the CrinolineThe Corset and the Crinoline - A Book of Modes and Costumes from Remote Periods to the Present TimeThe subject which we have here treated is a sort of figurative battle-field, where fierce contests have for ages been from time to time waged; and,...
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The Princess PourquoiThe Princess Pourquoi The Princess Pourquoi, The Princess and the Microbe, and The Seven Studious Sisters appeared first in Scribner's Magazine, The Clever Necromancer in the Atlantic Monthly, and The Gentle Robber in McClure's Magazine. They are here reprinted by the courteous permission of...
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Strange Survivals: Some Chapters in the History of ManStrange Survivals: Some Chapters in the History of ManSongs of the West: Traditional Ballads and Songs of the West of England, with their Traditional Melodies. Parts I., II., and III., 3s. each; Part IV., 5s. Complete in one Vol., French Morocco, gilt edges, 15s....
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The Trade Signs of EssexThe Trade Signs of Essex - A popular account of the origin and meanings of the public houses & other signsHE use of signs as a means of distinguishing different houses of business, is a custom which has come down to us from times...
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The kiss and its historyThe kiss and its historyDante, in the fifth canto of his Hell, has celebrated the power a kiss may have over human beings. In the course of his wanderings in the nether world, when he has reached the spot where abide those who have...
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Shatter the WallShatter the WallThere he stood, Bass McDowall, life-size on the Wall. She made herself look at the hateful broad-shouldered image with the deliberately penetrating black eyes. She made herself watch his boy-image bend over Kippie's slender girl-image, made herself listen to his mellow voice...
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The Admirable CrichtonThe Admirable CrichtonCrichton - Laurence Cantor Lady Mary - Lucy McMichael Lord Loam - Howard Pinhasik Ernest - Ross Hewitt Lady brocklehurst - Michelle Sims Lord brocklehurst - Matt Decoster Catherine - Nona Niedert Agatha - Manisha Rose Tweeny - Michelle Sims Reverend Treherne...
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Voyage to Far N'jurdVoyage to Far N'jurd"I hope he does; I jest hope he does. He's th' one that's a-keepin' us all from our Reward, an' I jest hope he does heyar me, so he'll know I'm a-gittin' mighty tyird uv waitin'." The captain, in the officer's...
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Greek DressGreek Dress - A Study of the Costumes Worn in Ancient Greece, from Pre-Hellenic Times to the Hellenistic AgeIn seeking to conjure up a vivid picture of the life of an ancient people, it is the task of the archologist to neglect no point...
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Pollony UndivertedPollony UndivertedLater, as she took the omelette up, she heard Brendel setting the opera tapes. She scowled. But when opera shattered their live she dropped the skillet and cried, "Oh! Do we have to listen to that trash?" Her voice was more weary than...
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Viehättävä rouva y.m. luonnekuviaViehättävä rouva y.m. luonnekuviaJerome Klapka Jerome, (nnetn dscherm) englantilainen humoristi, syntyi Walsallissa toukok. 2 p:n 1859. Hn sai humanisen koulusivistyksen ja antautui sitten opettajauralle, josta kuitenkin erosi ruvetakseen nyttelijksi ja sittemmin siirtyi sanomalehtimieheksi. Hn julkaisi 1892-97 lehte "Idler" ja 1893-97 aikakauskirjaa "To Day." Mutta...
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Tea Tray in the SkyTea Tray in the SkyA disembodied pair of hands administered a spoonful of Grugis juice to the woman, whereupon her hair turned bright yellow, makeup bloomed on her face, her clothes grew briefer, and she burst into a fast Callistan clog. "I see from...
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Illustrations of Shakspeare, and of Ancient Manners:Illustrations of Shakspeare, and of Ancient Manners: - with Dissertations on the Clowns and Fools of Shakspeare; on a Collection of Popular Tales Entitled Gesta Romanorum; and on the English Morris dance.The practice, and also the necessity of explaining the writings of Shakspeare, have...
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Beaver: An Alphabet of Typical SpecimensBeaver: An Alphabet of Typical Specimens - Together with Notes and a Terminal Essay on the Manners and Customs of Beavering MenThough the sport is deservedly popular in the Service, it is attended by infinite risk should the specimen be of higher rank than...
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Smokiana: Historical EthnographicalSmokiana: Historical; Ethnographical To The Courteous Reader. Greeting The stream of Conquest has generally flowed from North to South. The Triumph progress of the Goddess Nicotina has been from West to East starting in the 16th. century she has now girdled our little orb...
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Costume: Fanciful, Historical and TheatricalCostume: Fanciful, Historical and TheatricalWe agreed then that we were both most keenly interested in dress, regarding it as one of the fine and essential arts; and we decided that we would try to preach its best doctrines and traditions to the world at...
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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 2 (of 2)Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 2 (of 2) - Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc.INCLUDING THE CHARITIES, DEPRAVITIES, DRESSES, AND AMUSEMENTS, OF THE CITIZENS OF LONDON, DURING THAT PERIOD; WITH A REVIEW OF THE...
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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 1 (of 2)Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 1 (of 2) - Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc.I beg leave to return my sincere thanks to the community, for the flattering reception with which this undertaking has...
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