“I say to myself: would anybody imagine that we are coming from the Rue des Lombards?... We really don't look like confectioners at all,” plate 2 from Coquetry

“Well...as the saying goes, like a genuine string of pearls, .... only some of them have become unthreaded, that's all!,” plate 9 from Coquetterie

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“- Enough, enough, it's much too tight!! - But not at all, Monsieur, this fabric suits you like a glove!”, plate 5 from Coquetterie

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(He is reading a letter) “A date, could it be from the cute Mme Giraud?? Yes, but it could also come from her husband who wants to pinch me…,” plate 8 from Coquetterie

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“Indeed, I don't know what they looked like at Austerlitz, but they could hardly have looked any better,” plate 7 from Coquetterie

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(He is reading a letter) “A date, could it be from the cute Mme Giraud?? Yes, but it could also come from her husband who wants to pinch me…,” plate 8 from Coquetterie

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“There you are, my dear.... and now I bet you'll be going after other girls....,” plate 1 from Coquetterie

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Impressions From the Vintage. “- What! You are treading bare-foot? - So what… you wouldn't want us to do it in our dancing shoes!,” plate 2 from Croquis D'automne

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The Salesman's Hoax. – A Design Out of Fashion. "This kind of fabric has a delightful shade; Madame is the first to whom I have shown it.... all our young women are going to tear each other apart for it. What a charming design.... it would look marvellous on such an elegant form.... you absolutely need this, Madame," plate 2 from Les Carottes

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Damn Boots! That Will Teach Me to Take Smaller Steps...” plate 6 from Coquetterie

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“- Times are difficult; this year we must learn to be more modest... - Don't tell me, my dear Ducorneau.... as far as I am concerned, every time I go to the theatre I now deny myself the company of my wife....,” plate 2 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

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“Oh blast! I don't seem to be able to tie a knot!” plate 4 from Coquetterie

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A Revolt On Board. “- Ah! you want to be your own captain!... - Ah! you are treating me like an idiot... hey... I hope the Seine washes away that insult!,” plate 13 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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