picnic at hanging rock

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Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock: Marie Antoinette’s white muslin chemise dresses, known as gaulles, worn in the late 1770s. “The gaulle,” she said in an interview, “essentially became the uniform of the Petit Trianon.” At that time, a white dress was as likely to suggest insolence as innocence. “As sweet and fresh as they may look to the modern eye, these dresses were considered exceedingly risqué,” Ms. Weber said. “Conservative courtiers in particular railed against the queen for running around in...