A law of England enforced in the seventeenth century reads: " All women, of whatever age, rank, profession, or degree, whether virgins, wives, or widows, that shall, from, and after this Act, impose upon, seduce, and betray iuto matrimony any of his Majesty's male subjects, by • scents, paints, cosmetics, washes, artificial teeth, false hair, Spanish wool, iron stays, hoops, highheeled shoes, or bolstered hips shall incur the penalty of the laffs in force against witchcraft, sorcery, and the like, and that the marriage, upon conviction, shall stand null and void." Lydia Thompson, the burlesque actress is not near-sigped, but she often appears in spectacles./ That is about all she does appear in, /
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3703, 6 November 1880, Page 5 (Supplement)
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111Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3703, 6 November 1880, Page 5 (Supplement)
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