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Showing 21 to 30 of 364 references, ordered by Reference number (ascending)
Reference No. 22: "[XII, 1882, September] Hardy and Emma took a trip from Axminster to Lyme Regis where they "met a ..."
| Quotation: | [XII, 1882, September] Hardy and Emma took a trip from Axminster to Lyme Regis where they "met a man who had turned his trousers hind part before, because the knees had worn through". |
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| Author: | Thomas Hardy |
| Biography Title: | The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy |
| Page No.: | 159 |
| First Published: | n/a |
| Clothing categories: | Trousers; |
| Accessories: | |
| Colours: | n/a |
Reference No. 23: "[XIII, 1884, April 26] "Curious scene. A fine poem in it:
"Four girls-itinerant musicians-sister..."
| Quotation: | [XIII, 1884, April 26] "Curious scene. A fine poem in it: "Four girls-itinerant musicians-sisters-have been playing opposite Parmiter's in the High Street. The eldest had a fixed, old, hard face, and wore white roses in her hat. Her eyes remained on one close object, such as the buttons of her sister's dress; she played the violin. The next sister, with red roses in her hat, had rather bold dark eyes and a coquettish smirk. She too played the violin. The next, with her hair in ringlets, beat the tambourine. The youngest, a mere child, dinged the triangle. She wore a bead necklace. All wore large brass earrings like Jews'-harps, which dangled to the time of the jig...I saw them again in the evening, the silvery gleams from Saunder's [silver-smith's] shop shining out upon them...the coquettish one was no longer bold but archly tender; her dirty white roses were pure as snow; her sister's red ones a fine crimson: the brass earrings were golden..." |
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| Author: | Thomas Hardy |
| Biography Title: | The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy |
| Page No.: | 171 |
| First Published: | n/a |
| Clothing categories: | Dress; Jewellery; Hat; |
| Accessories: | Violin, Roses in hats, Tambourine, Triangle. ; |
| Colours: | White |
Reference No. 24: "[XIII, 1884, December 31] "To St. Peter's belfry to the New-Year's-Eve ringing...The ringers now ..."
| Quotation: | [XIII, 1884, December 31] "To St. Peter's belfry to the New-Year's-Eve ringing...The ringers now put their coats and waistcoats and hats upon the chimes and clock...Old John is fragile... his neck being withered and white as his white neckcloth." |
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| Author: | Thomas Hardy |
| Biography Title: | The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy |
| Page No.: | 176 |
| First Published: | n/a |
| Clothing categories: | Coat; Waistcoat; Neckwear; Hat; |
| Accessories: | |
| Colours: | White |
Reference No. 25: "[XIV, 1886] In December Hardy "Called on Mrs Jeune. She was in a rich pinky-red gown and looked h..."
| Quotation: | [XIV, 1886] In December Hardy "Called on Mrs Jeune. She was in a rich pinky-red gown and looked handsome.." |
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| Author: | Thomas Hardy |
| Biography Title: | The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy |
| Page No.: | 191 |
| First Published: | n/a |
| Clothing categories: | Dress; |
| Accessories: | |
| Colours: | Red |
Reference No. 26: "[XV, 1887, March] Hardy and Emma were in Rome, and Hardy was carrying an old painting he had just..."
| Quotation: | [XV, 1887, March] Hardy and Emma were in Rome, and Hardy was carrying an old painting he had just purchased when "three men prepared to close on him as if to rob him, apparently mistaking him for a wealthy man owing to his wearing a fur-edged coat". |
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| Author: | Thomas Hardy |
| Biography Title: | The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy |
| Page No.: | 196 |
| First Published: | n/a |
| Clothing categories: | Coat; |
| Accessories: | |
| Colours: | n/a |
Reference No. 27: "[XV, 1887, April] Description of the Contessa M------:"She was a great beauty...when asked afterw..."
| Quotation: | [XV, 1887, April] Description of the Contessa M------:"She was a great beauty...when asked afterwards how she was dressed, he said in a green velvet jacket with fluffy tags, a grey hat and feathers, a white veil with seed pearls, and a light figured skirt of a yellowish colour". |
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| Author: | Thomas Hardy |
| Biography Title: | The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy |
| Page No.: | 202 |
| First Published: | n/a |
| Clothing categories: | Jacket; Hat; |
| Accessories: | Feathers; |
| Colours: | Green, Grey |
Reference No. 28: "[XV, 1887, April] Description of the Contessa M------:"She was a great beauty...when asked afterw..."
| Quotation: | [XV, 1887, April] Description of the Contessa M------:"She was a great beauty...when asked afterwards how she was dressed, he said in a green velvet jacket with fluffy tags, a grey hat and feathers, a white veil with seed pearls, and a light figured skirt of a yellowish colour". |
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| Author: | Thomas Hardy |
| Biography Title: | The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy |
| Page No.: | 202 |
| First Published: | n/a |
| Clothing categories: | Skirt; Veil; |
| Accessories: | |
| Colours: | Yellow |
Reference No. 29: "[XVI, 1888, July 3] "Called on [Eveline] Lady Portsmouth with Em...Looked more like a model count..."
| Quotation: | [XVI, 1888, July 3] "Called on [Eveline] Lady Portsmouth with Em...Looked more like a model countess than ever I have seen her do before, her black brocaded silk fitting her well and suiting her eminently". |
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| Author: | Thomas Hardy |
| Biography Title: | The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy |
| Page No.: | 219 |
| First Published: | n/a |
| Clothing categories: | Dress; |
| Accessories: | |
| Colours: | Black |
Reference No. 30: "[XVII, 1888, October] "My mother says that my [paternal] grandmother told her she was ironing her..."
| Quotation: | [XVII, 1888, October] "My mother says that my [paternal] grandmother told her she was ironing her best muslin gown (then worn by young women at any season) when news came that the Queen of France was beheaded. She put down her iron, and stood still, the event so greatly affecting her mind. She remembered the pattern of the gown so well that she would recognize it in a moment". |
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| Author: | Thomas Hardy |
| Biography Title: | The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy |
| Page No.: | 224 |
| First Published: | n/a |
| Clothing categories: | Dress; |
| Accessories: | |
| Colours: | n/a |
Reference No. 31: "[XVII, 1889, May] In London, Hardy visited a second-hand music-shop:"The shop was kept by an old ..."
| Quotation: | [XVII, 1889, May] In London, Hardy visited a second-hand music-shop:"The shop was kept by an old man...in a rusty dress-suit and very tall hat..." |
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| Author: | Thomas Hardy |
| Biography Title: | The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy |
| Page No.: | 228 |
| First Published: | n/a |
| Clothing categories: | Suit; Hat; |
| Accessories: | |
| Colours: | Brown |
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