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The Dude of the 17th Century

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The Dude of the 17th Century.jpg The Extreme of the Crinoline - 1862ThumbnailsThe dresses illustrated are two for walking, one dinner, and one for a ball 1834The Extreme of the Crinoline - 1862ThumbnailsThe dresses illustrated are two for walking, one dinner, and one for a ball 1834The Extreme of the Crinoline - 1862ThumbnailsThe dresses illustrated are two for walking, one dinner, and one for a ball 1834The Extreme of the Crinoline - 1862ThumbnailsThe dresses illustrated are two for walking, one dinner, and one for a ball 1834The Extreme of the Crinoline - 1862ThumbnailsThe dresses illustrated are two for walking, one dinner, and one for a ball 1834The Extreme of the Crinoline - 1862ThumbnailsThe dresses illustrated are two for walking, one dinner, and one for a ball 1834

Avoid what is called the "ruffianly style of dress" or the slouchy appearance of a half-unbottoned vest, and suspenderless pantaloons. That sort of affectation is, if possible, even more disgusting than the painfully elaborate frippery of the dandy or dude.