Plotting how elegance changes over time

Not everyone has the cash on hand to buy themselves the ultimate matrimonial outfit. I was reminded of this truism while reading Genevieve Antoine Dariaux’s A Guide to Elegance, a book originally published in 1964. I have the 2003 edition, but it doesn’t seem to have changed much, being that Dariaux advocates the constant wearing of suits and warns against soiled kid gloves. I wasn’t sure how to take the advice she gives brides-to-be whose dreams outstrip their budgets. A bride-to-be never
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