 | G. H. Wilson - Abnormalities, Human - 1807 - 430 pages
...withdraw, he assured her royal highness that the established rules of Bath resembied the laws of Lycurgiis, which would admit of no alteration without an utter...which ladies and gentlemen were to appear. He had the ahoogest aversion to a white apron, and absolutely excluded all who ventured to appear ac the assembly... | |
 | Characters and characteristics - 1832 - 512 pages
...withdraw, he assured her royal highness that the established rules of Bath resembled the rules of Lycurgus, which would admit of no alteration, without an utter...manner. But he found more difficulty in attacking the irregularities of the gentlemen ; and, for some time, strove but in vain to prohibit the use of swords.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 536 pages
...withdraw, he assured her royal highness, that the established rules of Bath resembled the laws of Lycurgus, which would admit of no alteration, without an utter...to appear at the assembly dressed in that manner. I have known him on a ball night strip even the Duchess of Queensbury, f i> and throw her apron at... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - Clothing and dress - 1846 - 638 pages
...her gown. It is said of Beau Nash, the celebrated master of the ceremonies and " king of Bath," that he had the strongest aversion to a white apron, and...to appear at the assembly dressed in that manner. " I have known him on a ball-night strip even the Duchess of Q — , and throw her apron at one of... | |
 | British empire - 1847 - 856 pages
...signal for the band to withdraw, was refused, with the remark that his laws were like those of Lycurgus, which would admit of no alteration without an utter subversion of all authority. Nash had some difficulty in regulating the dress to be worn at the Assembly; hut he went... | |
 | Charles Knight - England - 1851 - 492 pages
...signal for the band to withdraw, was refused, with the remark that his laws were like those of Lycurgus, which would admit of no alteration without an utter subversion of all authority. Nash had some difficulty in regulating 'the dress to be worn at the Assembly; but he went... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 540 pages
...withdraw, he assured her royal highness, that the established rules of Bath resembled the laws of Lycurgus, which would admit of no alteration, without an utter...to a white apron, and absolutely excluded all who ventared to appear at the assembly dressed in that manner. I have known him on a ball night strip even... | |
 | England - 1856 - 586 pages
...for the band to withdraw, was refused, with the remark that his laws were like those °f Lycurgus, which would admit of no alteration without an utter subversion of all authority. Nash had some difficulty in regulating the dress to be worn at the Assembly ; but he went... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 546 pages
...withdraw, he assured her royal highness, that the established rules of Bath resembled the laws of Lycnrgus, which would admit of no alteration, without an utter...to a white apron, and absolutely excluded all who ventared to appear at the assembly dressed in that manner. I have known him on a ball night strip even... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - Clothing and dress - 1860 - 638 pages
...her gown. It is said of Beau Nash, the celebrated master rf the ceremonies and " king of Bath," that he had the strongest aversion to a white apron, and...to appear at the assembly dressed in that manner. " I have known him on a ball-night strip even the Duchess of Q — , and throw her apron at one of... | |
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Bath resembled the laws of Lycurgus, which would admit of no alteration, without an utter subversion of all his authority. He was not less strict with regard to the dresses in which ladies and gentlemen were to appear. He had the strongest aversion to... 
