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Jane Austen, Pockets and Reticules

Posted in Emma Thompson, Jane Austen, Pockets, Reticules and ridicules on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Because Regency dresses were on the whole elongated and close fitting, the reticule, ridicule or pocket came into its own. From the Times 1799: Every fashionable fair carries her purse in her work-bag… the new custom of carrying a bag with her handkerchief, smelling-bottle, purse etc..Jane Austen used pockets and ridicules for secret correspondences, often [...]

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