94 Oft she said, ‘I'm not grown thin!’ And then her wrist she spann'd. Coleridge Three Graves iv, in Friend 21 Sept. And here is a quote from 1809, which shows one lady’s distress at the possibility that she might have lost weight. Just a glance at the portraits of the day will show that none of the women considered Diamonds of the First Water were anything but what we would consider plump, or even a little on the plus side.Ī little more research revealed that if a woman’s collar bones were showing, she was considered vulgar. But was the idea of beauty really tall and slender. But what was considered beautiful during the Regency era may surprise you.Īs Regency readers, you have no doubt seen the fashion plates that depict tall slender women. We are all plagued with body image, and how a perfectly lovely woman can believe she is undesirable. It appears we may be moving! But first, I'm doing my best to catch up on my sleep. Seven days later I flew into Seattle and met my husband to look at. My travel did not wane the slightest this past month as I headed to San Diego for fabulous weather for the national Romance Writers of America annual conference.
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