tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post6462180228090798821..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Yay or Nay? Madame de GenlisHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-90037615498668740602010-09-15T05:02:32.442-04:002010-09-15T05:02:32.442-04:00Oops, I should add just in case it wasn't obvi...Oops, I should add just in case it wasn't obvious from my rant: Nay.Anne Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925457367907790975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-35150154140853313142010-09-15T05:01:48.407-04:002010-09-15T05:01:48.407-04:00The lace ruffles in the wrong places, the dark col...The lace ruffles in the wrong places, the dark colour and the loose fit of the dress and the powdered hair in a time when powder wasn't that common any more - all of that makes her looks like she's in her sixties when she wasn't even forty at the time of the portrait! What a granny look!Anne Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925457367907790975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-23041623139491901652010-09-14T08:35:33.866-04:002010-09-14T08:35:33.866-04:00oh I missed Ms Taylor... Well Mdm de Genlis gets a...oh I missed Ms Taylor... Well Mdm de Genlis gets a huge YAY, especially for her gloves. I love them and all the colours of her attire.Emmeline Cartwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073129817537017880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-67960913024997546952010-09-14T02:44:58.992-04:002010-09-14T02:44:58.992-04:00Oh dear, it appears that Madamme got most of her l...Oh dear, it appears that Madamme got most of her looks from her father. The very masculine looking neckcloth does not help, or was she a cross-dresser? In any event, we are looking at the hat. The lace is lovely but the bow is...awkward. I will not speak of the green gloves. Nay.Patricianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-33446845069715734592010-09-13T10:33:25.259-04:002010-09-13T10:33:25.259-04:00Oo, my first vote! Definitely a nay. The last two...Oo, my first vote! Definitely a nay. The last two hats were wonderful but that's a big ribbon and lace mess!Cindy and Amylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469376182219815247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-79455817145206215552010-09-12T20:54:44.864-04:002010-09-12T20:54:44.864-04:00Lovely bow and those gloves are nice!! But togethe...Lovely bow and those gloves are nice!! But together and arranged in such a way (speaking about the bow) are a fashion disaster. NAY!!Miss Honnetenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-24816724755840257082010-09-12T15:33:36.948-04:002010-09-12T15:33:36.948-04:00Well, I'm gonna say Yay! Go big or go home, I&...Well, I'm gonna say Yay! Go big or go home, I'm in agreement with Fabulastic. On her right side it looks like there's another bow on the back and I'm curious as to how many bows there are on there. I think those indoor bonnets would be irritating enough to wear, why not have some fun with it.Snickers Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329489699870933741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-4266153258571159472010-09-12T15:15:17.301-04:002010-09-12T15:15:17.301-04:00Too much. Nay!Too much. Nay!Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093768339757970412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-16374473663962815512010-09-12T13:44:19.735-04:002010-09-12T13:44:19.735-04:00Nay, just nay. It is so sad how ruffles can be abu...Nay, just nay. It is so sad how ruffles can be abused.Audreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-40407619551040566092010-09-12T12:58:45.105-04:002010-09-12T12:58:45.105-04:00I am not so concerned with the bow: the biggger th...I am not so concerned with the bow: the biggger the better.<br /><br /> I think the gloves are the problem. The minute she goes out of that chair, the green gloves will clash with the blue dress.<br /><br />Do you think it may be the painter that changed the gloves colour in order to balance the painting?<br /><br />(by the way, I would love to know more about the paintings you post. Can you had some information underneath the picture?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-44003907175120264422010-09-12T12:16:44.710-04:002010-09-12T12:16:44.710-04:00Nay! I agree with Cherylynn, she looks like a wedd...Nay! I agree with Cherylynn, she looks like a wedding present. It is way too much everything.Olympe de la Tour D'Auvergnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810851692562434085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-4327379284506724722010-09-12T07:45:09.073-04:002010-09-12T07:45:09.073-04:00I'm distracted by those green gloves! She look...I'm distracted by those green gloves! She looks like Elphaba! And the green clashes with the blue. The bow does make her look like she's meant to be someone's present!Charleybrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411948723536117366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-69172405870338247502010-09-12T03:41:18.835-04:002010-09-12T03:41:18.835-04:00I agree with Cherylynn. A big Nay! It is so...weir...I agree with Cherylynn. A big Nay! It is so...weird. Nay!The Duchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724715501809389015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-82111946137132473802010-09-12T02:57:15.418-04:002010-09-12T02:57:15.418-04:00Yay!----if she were a wedding present. Otherwise, ...Yay!----if she were a wedding present. Otherwise, nay.Cherylynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-21144710759021006172010-09-12T02:32:15.482-04:002010-09-12T02:32:15.482-04:00Nay! You can't see anything but that BOW.Nay! You can't see anything but that BOW.Nessanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-7153391340276624302010-09-12T02:31:21.011-04:002010-09-12T02:31:21.011-04:00It's a little... much. It looks like her head...It's a little... much. It looks like her head is being swallowed by the Lace Monster.Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-6415599218587056762010-09-12T01:29:34.750-04:002010-09-12T01:29:34.750-04:00It is a very prettily painted bow, but really, it ...It is a very prettily painted bow, but really, it doesn't belong on a human head! Nay...<br />Au Revoir,<br />♥DanetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-29130490754118424052010-09-12T01:02:52.722-04:002010-09-12T01:02:52.722-04:00Nay, for the love of god! NAY!Nay, for the love of god! NAY!Lady Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810433424524823516noreply@blogger.com