 | Romans - 1821 - 366 Seiten
...Author." Plin. Hist. Nat. 1. xxxvi. c. 26. See also, Gaylust Recueil d'Antiquitet — and Bcckinann'i Hist, of Inventions, art. Mirrors. .indeed, that,...to it amongst all the means which they reproach the N women with having adopted to heighten their charms; neither do the old romances, which yet give such... | |
 | 1823 - 298 Seiten
...of their manners declined, and was eventually only used for mere ornament, or convenience. Fair hoir was the most esteemed, and both men and women used...the powder used by the moderns was unknown to the anciints: their authors do not mention it; and the reverend fathers of the Church make no allusion... | |
 | Edward Nares - 1823 - 386 Seiten
...Rome, and from the adoption of which the hair of the Emperor Commodus is said to have become so bright, that when the sun shone upon it, his head appeared as if on fire. The year 1629 is reckoned the epocha of long perukes, at which time it is said they began to appear... | |
 | Edward Nares - 1824 - 424 Seiten
...Rome, and from the adoption of which the hair of the Emperor Commodus is said to have become so brightj that when the sun shone upon it, his head appeared as if on fire. . vc :•:..> ..-. -,i The year 1629 is reckoned the epocha- of long perukes, at which time it is said... | |
 | 1824 - 486 Seiten
...adoption of which the hair of the spirit of a wife. Emperor Commodns is said to have become so bright, that when the sun shone upon it, his head appeared as if en fire. ANTIQUARIAN REMINISCENCES OF LONDON. London, in the Saxon times, was chiefly situated from... | |
 | 1825 - 386 Seiten
...Rome, and from the adoption of which the hair of the Emperor Commodus is said to have become so bright, that when the sun shone upon it his head appeared as if on fire." • The first writer, I believe, who mentions the use of white powder for the hair, is L'Etoile, in... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 384 Seiten
...says, that it was practised by the Jews ; some of the emperors followed it ; and the hair of Commodius is said to have become so fair and bright by its constant...sun shone upon it, his head appeared as if on fire. In Spain, also, a golden yellow was long in such vogue, that ladies who were not blessed with hair... | |
 | Royal Historical Society (Great Britain) - 1873 - 476 Seiten
...order to render it very resplendent, a custorn which was practised by the Jews. The hair of the Emperor Commodus is said to have become so fair and bright...the sun shone upon it, his head appeared as if on fire.-f Under the Emperors, the Romans began to wear wigs, the false hair being fixed on a skin. For... | |
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Fair hair was the most esteemed, and both men and women used to stain it with a flaxen dye. Various essences were used to perfume and give it lustre, and, sometimes, it was powdered with gold dust to render it still more resplendent. This latter mode... 