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THE TOILETTE IN DENMARK.
CHAPTER XXXII.
“HE ancient kingdom of Denmark still
preserves an old national habit among
1 / its peasants, but the higher classes were
almost the first of these northern nations
to admire and follow the French fashions ;
so that if you would know the dress of a
Danish belle, look in the “ Magasin
des Modes,” and there you will find
her gown, shawl, bonnet, and coiffure. The toilette
of the gentlemen also strictly follows Parisian fashions.
The old costume of Denmark is not unlike the
habit of the Quakers, and consists of, for the men,
broad-brimmed hats, black jackets, and full, glazed,
black breeches, left quite loose at the knees, and fast-
ened round the waist with a girdle.
The women wear black jackets and red petticoats,
and their only head-dress is a piece of blue glazed
cloth bound round the head.
CHAPTER XXXII.
“HE ancient kingdom of Denmark still
preserves an old national habit among
1 / its peasants, but the higher classes were
almost the first of these northern nations
to admire and follow the French fashions ;
so that if you would know the dress of a
Danish belle, look in the “ Magasin
des Modes,” and there you will find
her gown, shawl, bonnet, and coiffure. The toilette
of the gentlemen also strictly follows Parisian fashions.
The old costume of Denmark is not unlike the
habit of the Quakers, and consists of, for the men,
broad-brimmed hats, black jackets, and full, glazed,
black breeches, left quite loose at the knees, and fast-
ened round the waist with a girdle.
The women wear black jackets and red petticoats,
and their only head-dress is a piece of blue glazed
cloth bound round the head.