Saturday, December 18, 2010

"The sea Monsieur, At low tide"

"The sea Monsieur, At low tide"


MOBILE REGISTER AND ADVERTISER, April 27, 1864, p. 2, c. 4

At a fancy dress ball in Paris, recently, a lady was seen in a very low-necked dress, wide, floating, and waving an abundance of green gauze. She was politely asked by a gentleman what she personated. "The sea, Monsieur." "At low tide, then, Madame." The lady blushed and the gentleman smiled.

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3 comments:

  1. mosaicologyDecember 19, 2010 at 3:23 AM

    This was funny! I noticed you feature Paris on this blog. Do you by chance have any pictures from the opera?Some interesting mosaics there..let me know. Perhaps we could do a post together!Happy Holidays!

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  2. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryDecember 19, 2010 at 5:03 AM

    Gorgeous & very witty. pgt

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  3. andrew1860December 20, 2010 at 5:08 AM

    Hi I do have photo's of the Paris Opera, I'm doing a up and coming post about it, but I don't know if any have mosaics in them. I will have to look and see and I will let you know.

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