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Author:
Thomas Hardy
Biography Title:
The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy
Page No.:
234
Researcher:
Jane Wood
Publisher:
The Macmillan Press Ltd
First Published:
n/a
Person:
Duchess of Teck
Clothing:
Dress; Jewellery;
Colours:
Black
Material:
n/a
Quotation:
[XVIII, 1890, March 15] "With E. To a crush at the Jeunes' to meet the Duke and Duchess of Teck. Young Princess Mary also there. Duchess in black velvet with long black sleeves and a few diamonds. She bears a resemblance to the Queen. The daughter is a pretty young woman in skim-milk-blue muslin .... Lady Burdett Coutts was in a head-dress that was a castellated facade of diamonds...".