A French Marquis was riding out one Any, wlien he pas'f-d an old prio.-t t:otti.ig along contentedly on a quiet donfeoy. " Ha, ha," exclaimed the Marquis, " how p r 'es the nss, good Father ?" "On horseback, my son," replied the priest. Hoops, False Haiii, Hick Heels, and Matkimo>"y.—An Act was introduced into the English Parliament in 1770, "Xhatall women of whatever age, rank, profession, or degree, whether virgins, maids, or widows, that shall, from and after such Act, impose upon, seduce, and betray into matrimony any of his Majesty's male subjects by the scents, paints, cosmetic washes, artificial teeth, false hair, Spanish wool, iron stays, hoops, high-heoled shoes, or bolsterd hips, shall incur the penalty of the law now in force against witchcraft and like misdemeanour?, and that the marriage, upon conviction, shall stand null and void."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1128, 26 June 1867, Page 7
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137Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1128, 26 June 1867, Page 7
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