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It used to be the custom in France to spend the whole of the summer in the country and the winter in town. By , or, at the latest, at the end of Dece… - Pauline Marie Armande Craven
" "It used to be the custom in France to spend the whole of the summer in the country and the winter in town. By , or, at the latest, at the end of December, the chateaux were deserted, and the hotels of the filled with fashionable inhabitants. This is no longer the case. People remain in their country houses until nearly the end of winter, and though the Paris season encroaches a little on the spring, it is over by the beginning of June, and the time devoted to social enjoyment thus considerably abridged.
Whether this change is for the best is a question not easily solved.
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About Pauline Marie Armande Craven
(née Ferron de La Ferronays, 12 April 1808 – 1 April 1891) was a French writer, devout Catholic, and member of the social elites in Paris, London, and Naples. The awarded a prize for her 1866 book Récit d'une sœur, souvenirs de famille.
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Pauline Marie Armande Aglaé Craven
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Pauline Marie Armande Aglaé Ferron de La Ferronnays
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Pauline Marie Armande Aglae Craven
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Pauline Marie Armande Aglae Ferron de La Ferronnays
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Pauline Marie Armande Aglae de la Ferronays
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Madame Augustus Craven
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The doctor rubbed his spectacles and opened his snuff-box with a great noise, as the young girl made the light repast, which soon brought the color to her cheek again, or, at least, the usual color, for her face was, ordinarily, very pale. Large eyes, grave and gentle, gray rather than blue, shadowed by lashes as black as her hair, made her face singular and striking. Yet, in spite of this singularity, in spite of her paleness, the delicacy of her features, and her slender figure with its willowy grace, if one wished to describe in two words the general impression produced by the aspect of Fleurange d'Yves, one would have chosen these: simplicity and strength.
as translated by , Éliane, quatrième édition, 1882
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