This print and description of a French bedchamber appeared in the May 1815 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. I have been trying to figure out exactly what the other means by the sentence about “delicate habits of our country women do not allow them to cultivate with great solicitude the novelties and the splendour of the French dressing room” and haven’t quite sussed it out. If you have thoughts, share them in the comments below.
Goodness. Perhaps referring to the licentious nature of Frenchwomen, who spend far more time in the bedroom than Englishwomen? hahaha
Oh! Scandalous and delicious thought!