tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074545955842912793.post6517885787791168034..comments2024-03-26T23:35:38.726+01:00Comments on the Brontë Sisters: Defying Expectations: 5 Treasures Of The Exhibition.Geri Meftah Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596915249757782612noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074545955842912793.post-56560723647678053962022-06-13T17:49:53.990+02:002022-06-13T17:49:53.990+02:00" and it really does defy general expectation..." and it really does defy general expectations around Charlotte Brontë’s apparel. "<br /><br />Indeed. People think of the Bronte sisters as always on the wild moor, poor and ill clothed, in Aunt's hand me downs. But Charlotte lived for five years after she achieved fame and even before, after living on the continent, she paid careful attention to her dress. No one laughed at her clothes then as they did over Emily's.<br /> Now , with earnings to spend, and London to visit , as soon as Charlotte finally put away her mourning clothes for her siblings, she made a point of greatly improving her wardrobe. Not always with success, she felt ever the Provincial and heavily relied on Ellen's advice. But there was a concerted effort on her part and she seemed to finally get it right for her wedding truseu. <br /><br />It's hilarious that folks think of Charlotte as a plain ,Quaker maid in her inclinations. Look at her wedding dress and truseu. She loved all the frilly embellishments and thoroughly indulged in them once she had some cash to spend and was to be married. When single, Charlotte was ever careful to not call attention to her self and thus be accused of" fishing "for a husband. But once she was "what people call engaged " Charlotte let lose. Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.com