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# ROBE A L'ANGLAISE: robe fitted and shaped to torso. # ROBE DU MATIN A L'ANGLAISE: English morning dress Does that help? Maybe there is a definition for it in the Costume library. Chiara On Wed, February 7, 2007 11:04 am, Eve Harris & David Stamper said: > Message: 14 > Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:08:31 -0500 > From: "Kate Pinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [h-cost] "anglaise"?? > To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Anybody know what an "anglaise" is? The quote from Woyzeck (written > by > Beuchner in 1836) has him talking to a Captain '...if I were a > proper > gentleman with a watch and an "anglaise" '... > > Kate > > ========================== > > My first reaction was "a bit of English crumpet" :-) but could it > refer to a > top hat? A watch and a hat are key accessories. Male English dress > at that > time was becoming more and more subdued. > > Eve Harris > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
