Rome and Honeymoon Notes - Page 8
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Title
Rome and Honeymoon Notes - Page 8
Description
This is the sixth page of 14 which concerns Henry and Mae's meeting in Rome and subsequent honeymoon. Notes on the page read:
- You would often call a dress by it's house - so a dress from Maison Worth - House of Worth. A Worth gown
- Sight of the Basilica? Sistine chapel? Bernini statues?
- With the scent of Oleander, Jasmine, Viola odorata (violets), stargazer lilies - heady, opulent scent, Viburnum, Peonia
- Loose dressing gown - called a morning wrapper or robe de chamber - chinoiserie or part of sinomania - fashion for all things Chinese- passes judgement a bit since
chinoiserie was considered "nouveau riche."
- Eternal Rome - labyrinthite of ruins (marble floors). Popular travel guide of the time called "Murray." Other buildings in the view - circus Maximus, Foro Romano, twisted orange trees. All ober the hill you can see the remains of floor desihns, marble floor colours, Fomas Flavia palace - On hill - Farnese rose gardens.
- You would often call a dress by it's house - so a dress from Maison Worth - House of Worth. A Worth gown
- Sight of the Basilica? Sistine chapel? Bernini statues?
- With the scent of Oleander, Jasmine, Viola odorata (violets), stargazer lilies - heady, opulent scent, Viburnum, Peonia
- Loose dressing gown - called a morning wrapper or robe de chamber - chinoiserie or part of sinomania - fashion for all things Chinese- passes judgement a bit since
chinoiserie was considered "nouveau riche."
- Eternal Rome - labyrinthite of ruins (marble floors). Popular travel guide of the time called "Murray." Other buildings in the view - circus Maximus, Foro Romano, twisted orange trees. All ober the hill you can see the remains of floor desihns, marble floor colours, Fomas Flavia palace - On hill - Farnese rose gardens.
Creator
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Subject
Fayne
Source
From Ann-Marie MacDonald's personal archive
