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Saturday, August 18, 2007

The 17th Century 'Cosmopolitan'  
Loath as I am to link to The Daily Mail, this is nonetheless a rather interesting historical text on the social mores of the late 17th century: The 17th century women's guide to looking good.

The treatment is typically crass, but as an exercise in contrasting styles, perhaps that has its own value...
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