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A huge head-dress called the "Fontange," with upright standing ends of Venetian Point, double hanging ruffles falling from elbow sleeves, lace-trimmed aprons, lace tuckers, characterised the feminine dress of the day, while the "Steinkirk" cravat and falling cuffs of William III. 's day ran up accounts not much less than that of his Queen.
Chats on Old Lace and Needlework Emily Leigh Lowes
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L. [Footnote 1: The Commode, called by the French 'Fontange', worn on their heads by ladies at the beginning of the 18th century, was a structure of wire, which bore up the hair and the forepart of the lace cap to a great height.
The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays Joseph Addison 1695
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She wore a pink glacé silk dress, with sleeves à la Fontange, and a big diamond in each ear.
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Ludres and Fontange, she had lost her authority, and would become an object of contempt at Court.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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Fontange was a stupid little creature, but she had a very good heart.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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The old woman feared there might be some among them to whom the King might take a fancy, as he had done to Ludre and Fontange.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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He then turned his attention to her companion, Fontange, who was also very pretty, but not very sensible.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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There is no doubt that Fontange died by poison; she accused Montespan of being the cause of her death.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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He then turned his attention to her companion, Fontange, who was also very pretty, but not very sensible.
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Fontange was a stupid little creature, but she had a very good heart.
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