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词汇 empress eugénie hat
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Empress Eugénie hat. A number of fashions that held sway in the 19th century commemorate the French Empress Eugé- nie, wife of Napoleon III. This beautiful, elegant, and charming woman, the undisputed leader of French fashion, which led the world then as now, was especially celebrated for her smart hats. She sometimes wore five different specimens in a day, one of her favorites being a small model with the brim turned up on the side and often decorated with ostrich plumes, named the Empress Eugénie in her honor. Born Eugenía Maria de Montijo de Guzmán, the empress was the daughter of a Spanish grandee and a Scottish noblewoman. Prince Louis Napoleon at first of- fered to make her his mistress, but she intrigued to become his wife and prevailed. Their marriage was celebrated in 1853 at Notre Dame. “The Spanish Woman” seemed too conservative in politics to be popular with the French at the time, but strongly influenced Napoleon, often efficiently governing the empire as regent in his absence. When the Second Empire fell in 1871, she fled to England with her husband, where she died almost half a century later in 1920, 94 years old and a legend in her time.
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