"They may have stripped her of her royal clothing and roughly shorn her hair, but the picture of her riding in that garbage cart shows a woman going to her...
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Alora
alora_danaan
Dec 1, 2002 9:03 pm
Images_of_Marie_Antoinette2 | Photo Albums > Corsets and Panniers Hoops Silk Velvet > corsetpull There isn't much to this post, just thought it was funny how...
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Lady Isla Scott
the_lady_isla
Dec 3, 2002 2:07 pm
Oh yes, it was quite a familiar site to me as well. hanging on for dear life while my corset ties are being tightened. I would not want anyone taking a pic of...
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Lady Isla Scott
the_lady_isla
Dec 4, 2002 8:43 pm
In my opinion, Marie Antoinette's Greatest Folly was her Fake Village. She had a farmhouse built for herself, fine (link to image below. But then had a peasant...
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Katie Sies
ktkins1
Dec 4, 2002 9:41 pm
Hello Lady Scott, I agree with you that her "village" caused more than a rift between the Queen and her subjects, but I also have a different view. In reading...
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zochelli
Dec 4, 2002 9:55 pm
Dear Lady Isla Scott, I must not entirely agree with you on that matter, because Marie Antoinette was sure interested on her people. In the begginning of her...
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Dena Denise <count...
countessbras...
Dec 8, 2002 12:23 am
In everything I have ever read about this topic, I have never read where MA walked around the people to get a sense of what was going on with her people. She...
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Dena Denise <count...
countessbras...
Dec 8, 2002 12:28 am
Sorry it took so long to reply. Yes, what you said makes sense. It just seems that where there is SO much smoke, there must be a fire. But why, out of all the...
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Dena Denise <count...
countessbras...
Dec 8, 2002 12:30 am
I have read (not sure how accurate this is though) that they used needles that they ran through the lobe & then inserted wires until the hole was...
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Lady Isla Scott <r...
the_lady_isla
Dec 8, 2002 2:32 am
I agree, people still do the same now. There may have been ladies who sold cosmetics and beauty aids (18th Century avon calling) but even then it was a do-it...
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zochelli
Dec 8, 2002 5:28 am
Dear Countess Brassova, Thanks for your email, which I have received with pleasure because It seems we have started a discussion... again!! Let me point out...
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Janet Fauble
jan_neptune
Dec 8, 2002 9:11 pm
... I just loved this. It is wonderful for someone to defend Madame DuBarry. Can you tell me if it is true that when she first met Louis XV that she took his...
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BastetCat_99 <bast...
BastetCat_99
Dec 8, 2002 11:03 pm
... fire. ... de ... Thank you for your reply, it was just a thought. I'm trying to learn more of MA and have yet to investigate "the necklace affair." Cat...
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Dena Denise <count...
countessbras...
Dec 9, 2002 9:57 pm
AKKKKKKKKK!!!!!! All of these years I have apparently been so misinformed about Marie Antoinette! Thank you for setting me straight & suggesting that I read...
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zochelli
Dec 10, 2002 12:52 am
Dear Countess Brossova, Would you please spare me from your offensive words? Would you please read my email again? I have never said I am an expert, nor that...
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zochelli
Dec 10, 2002 12:54 am
Dear Jan, I do not know anything about this episode with duBarry and Louis XV, but it seems most interesting to me. I will search for something about it here...
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Lady Isla Scott <r...
the_lady_isla
Dec 10, 2002 1:15 am
I am not trying to offend any one, Sr. Zochelli, but I feel I must point out that your words upon the matter did come off a bit harsh in your earlier posting....
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Dena Denise <count...
countessbras...
Dec 10, 2002 1:36 am
If you are going to contradict what has gone against all of the accepted history of MA, fine. Good. Makes it more interesting. I am just saying that I would...
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Dena Denise <count...
countessbras...
Dec 10, 2002 2:34 am
Corsets just sound like just about the most miserable thing. Did they wear them even during pregnancy? I bet that some did. If they were vain enough. Or tough...
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Dena Denise <count...
countessbras...
Dec 10, 2002 2:51 am
Jan, I personally don't belive it really happened (although it is so darned romantic!) I think the story is approhychal to show how she "took charge" of the...
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Shanney <gypsy_sca...
gypsyscar
Dec 10, 2002 2:52 pm
Greetings, all... I have just been invited to join this group, and i'm absolutely astounded by the sheer number of images of Marie Antoinette and the Princess...
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Isabell <isabellof...
isabellofthe...
Dec 10, 2002 3:10 pm
Well one thing is for sure, she was very dignified on her last ride. I personally haven't seen the picture but form what I can gather from the description I...
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Janet Fauble
jan_neptune
Dec 10, 2002 5:28 pm
... interesting history, and I enjoyed learning about her vast experiences. I was always struck by the way that the King was so enthralled with her when one...
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Alora <scorpions_p...
alora_danaan
Dec 10, 2002 6:09 pm
Women tended to wear corsets up til about the 5th month, then they'd have to stop or risk losing the baby (I suppose those vain enough would). Corsets affected...
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Dena Denise <count...
countessbras...
Dec 10, 2002 8:28 pm
I was reading some old posts on here yesterday & I found something that really piqued my interest. I was reading a post by Aurore Chery, whom, by the way, has...
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Janet Fauble
jan_neptune
Dec 10, 2002 8:46 pm
... I find this interesting too, and as so many like to think that Louis XIV had heirs which were not acknowledged also, I wonder if any of them escaped the ...
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zochelli
Dec 10, 2002 9:48 pm
Dear Lady Isla Scott, Hummmm, really?? It was not my intention to express myself in a harsh way, on the contrary, I was stating an opinion. Reading my email...
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Dena Denise <count...
countessbras...
Dec 10, 2002 10:01 pm
....Mr. Zochelli's sources. I guess that he is unable to produce them. Not able to find the sources that refer to MA's "undercover" work for her husband, my...
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Lady Isla Scott <r...
the_lady_isla
Dec 10, 2002 10:50 pm
Deformation? Perhaps, but I would tend to think that it depends upon the era of corset; my corset is an Elizabethan era corset and is mostly used to flatten...
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annie <anniesteesh...
anniesteesha
Dec 11, 2002 12:56 am
Hello...I'm new, obviously. I'm incredibly interested in history, so I was graciously invited to join this group. I can't wait to read more, learn more about...
