Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
Monstrosities of 1818, by Cruikshank: Grecian-bend
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Monstrosities of 1818, by Cruikshank: Grecian-bend
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The Grecian bend became a popular way for the fasionable set
to make fools of themselves. Extremes in fashion such as men with
collars vying with Giraffes (the Giraffes won, of course), extremes
in sparrow cut-away tailcoats, feathers that would make Osteriches
laugh. Women wore bonnets bigger than an Elephant's ear. In the
greatest extreme of all, women walked the "Grecian-bend"
looking entirely as if they had lost their minds (but proving they
never had a mind). Don't laugh too hard: every generation proves itself
to be equally ridiculous! After all, bird mating behaviour can be as
extreme as the mating displays of humans.
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