In Vanity Fair: A Tale of Frocks and Femininity
CHAPTER XI
LES AMERICAINES 210
The French frock and the American woman; American buyers; feminine extravagance in America; some famous orders; the ready-made costume and its effect upon dress.
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE RETURN FROM THE GRAND PRIX _Frontispiece_
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PLAYING AT COUNTRY LIFE 20
DOEUILLET PASSES JUDGMENT 40
BEER AND HIS MANNEQUINS 52
THE DAY OF THE DRAGS 66
AT LONGCHAMPS 72
THE FIRST SPORTSWOMAN OF FRANCE 84
FASHION'S FERRY 90
THE LATEST PLAYTHING OF THE DUCHESSE D'UZES 98
"GOSSIP STREET" AT TROUVILLE 120
IN THE CLUB GROUNDS AT DEAUVILLE 130
AT A ROTHSCHILD GARDEN PARTY 154
BARONNE HENRI DE ROTHSCHILD AT THE MEET 166
THE BLESSING OF THE HOUNDS AT BONNELLES 178
THE PALACE OF FOLLY--MONTE CARLO 186
THE CROWD AT MONTE CARLO 196
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