Burlesque on the Fashions of the Day, 1870, A, or, The Grecian Bend

DESCRIPTION: "Come all ye gents and ladies And listen to my rhyme... It's of the modern fashions That seem to have no end, And the latest one that's all the rage Is this stylsh Grecian Bend." Women used to be natural; now all are distorted by fashion from far away
AUTHOR: Charles L. Walker (source: Cheney-MormonSongs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (Cheney-MormonSongs)
KEYWORDS: clothes hair | fashion complaint
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cheney-MormonSongs, pp. 154-156, "A Burlesque on the Fashions of the Day, 1870, or, The Grecian Bend" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #10868
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Grecian Bend" (subject of the Grecian Bend)
cf. "What Our Girls Are Coming To" (subject of strange fashions)
NOTES [40 words]: The Grecian Bend seems to have been a greatly exaggerated bustle that seems, based on illustrations, to have almost forced the wearer to lean forward dramatically while wearing it. In addition to looking strange, it frankly looks painful. - RBW
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File: ChMS154

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