英语词汇“sumptuary”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

I mumble thanks for the advice, feeling like I’ve just been stripped naked by the crazed enforcer of some ancient sumptuary law: No chatting for you, girl. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s like there’s a sumptuary law against introspection.” Review | Surveillance, hacking, government overreach: ‘Overthrow’ tackles modern fears 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

And it was possible to be accused of witchcraft for breaking the Puritanical sumptuary laws and “sadd colors” dress code. A Witch’s Brew of an Exhibit Enters the Modern Age in Salem 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

In the same way – as Mozart's first audiences would have known – sumptuary laws in Europe had long forbidden 'superfluity' for the lower classes and dictated who could wear what. Nozze di Figaro: The revolution in action 2013-07-10T14:55:47Z

“It’s like there’s a new sumptuary law against introspection.” Caleb Crain’s “Overthrow” and the Power of Literary Form 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z

However, sumptuary laws dictated what women could and could not wear, elite men kept concubines, and the Tang legal system considered women property. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z

Later in history, the use of the rare and expensive color purple was restricted by Roman sumptuary laws, which penalized ostentatious clothing and jewelry. Gold and jewels found on Minoan Island devoted to the color purple 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

Black took on an air of cultured urbanity beginning in the Renaissance, when so-called sumptuary laws limited the wearing of rich colors like red and purple to the aristocracy. Ultra-Black Is the New Black 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z

Many such stratified societies also regulate consumption through sumptuary laws, which enforce social hierarchies by regulating consumption according to social rank. Can Ya Dig It?—How Rebels, Hipsters and Mr. (and Ms.) Cool Reshaped Consumer Culture [Excerpt] 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

In India, unlike in Britain, there are no written codes of conduct or sumptuary laws about what should be worn. Dressing the Indian woman 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

When Cosimo was in power, from 1537, fashion was governed by strict sumptuary laws, which rationed expensive fabrics and dyes, and enforced on society a strict pecking order - if you'll overlook the expression. Me and my codpiece 2014-03-17T18:27:15Z

In years gone by, the state used sumptuary laws to prevent ethnic groups mixing. The secret history of fashion laws 2014-01-09T02:16:26Z

Going back a way, ancient Roman law included a set of regulations called sumptuary laws, which filtered down through the centuries into the laws of nearly all European nations. Why Wearing Fakes Makes Us Cheat More [Excerpt] 2012-06-08T14:45:13.257Z

These sumptuary laws helped to systematize status in well-defined hierarchies and quelled the proliferation of alternative status systems—two hallmarks of traditional societies. Can Ya Dig It?—How Rebels, Hipsters and Mr. (and Ms.) Cool Reshaped Consumer Culture [Excerpt] 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

I hear the sumptuary laws in Buffalo are very strict.” The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z

The simplicity of manners, which sumptuary laws and the institution of the censorship had long maintained, was replaced by the extravagances of a Babylonian luxury. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z

Yet I wish there were sumptuary legislation for such cases. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z

He resolved it, by getting masters and teachers of every kind of sumptuary art from Italy. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z

And the attempt to prescribe a single fashion of dress, by sumptuary laws or otherwise, would impair that freedom of taste which it is the business of the moralist to respect. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z

In the 14th century, we find sumptuary laws directed mainly against expense for furs, and in the 16th mainly against that for articles of gold and silver. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z

This amazing folly has often required, and received, the sumptuary curb of legislation. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z

But the influence of satire could reach further than that of censors or sumptuary laws. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z

These "sumptuary" arts have been spoken of in these pages as a revival in furniture and style, as dead. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z

Under the empire, notwithstanding sumptuary enactments, the passion for the arena steadily increased. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z

In the latter, therefore, luxury should be restricted in every way: agrarian laws should modify the too great difference in property and sumptuary laws restrain the too glaring manifestations of extravagance. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z

If baked meats and Chian and Falernian cost less than in more modern times—still sumptuary laws were found necessary. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z

This we must expect to have to punish, but do not rob us of an inherent right by a sumptuary and unnatural prohibition. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z

Most periods of good sumptuary art owe their designs to a few old types constantly reproduced under new and agreeable varieties, that are not radical changes. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z

To sumptuary laws and to the denunciatory methods so common among orthodox Christians to-day, he was, however, strenuously opposed. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z

Cato, the censor, endeavored to oppose this tendency by high sumptuary taxes, and by establishing proletarian colonies. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z

It has often been attempted to stigmatize the wholesome, prohibitory laws of the several States, in regard to the sale of intoxicating liquor, by calling them sumptuary laws. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z

Not to wear silk and wool at the same time can pass for a sumptuary law, designed as a lesson against superfluous luxury. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z

A sumptuary law of the sixteenth century, which had never been repealed, enacted that all gondolas must be painted uniformly black. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z

She represented really the type of that belle affranchie of other days, against whose fascination special sumptuary laws were made: romantically she imaged for me the supernatural godmothers and Cinderellas of the Creole fairy-tales. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z

But towards the end of the middle ages many sumptuary laws were enacted in cities by plebeian jealousy of the rich. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z

There is a popular notion, that sumptuary laws are applicable to monarchies—not to republics. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z

These sumptuary laws even affected walking-sticks which had their mountings differentiated according to the rank of the possessor. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z

His appearance was very much, but not exactly, that of a Turk—not the modernised Turk in frock-coat and trousers, but him of the old school, who despises, or only partially adopts, sumptuary reform. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z

The rule of the dead extended to moral conduct and even to sumptuary matters, language, and amusements. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z

The Venetian sumptuary laws were passed on account of the anxiety of the state that some rich men might shine above the rest of the oligarchs. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z

You know my wife might be fined by the sumptuary laws if she aped the nobility by wearing anything so fine as this. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z

I was not inclined to prudery, but Piet Noona’s nephew was beginning to grow up, and his sumptuary condition was shocking. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z

Both these weighty offences may, in some measure, be checked by wisely devised sumptuary laws. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z

But though indubitably above the operation of any unwritten sumptuary law, even the Clayton Vernons ventured only in wet weather to bring their carriage to chapel. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z

Besides, sumptuary laws have very often the effect to make the forbidden fruit all the sweeter. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z

Personal ornaments and coloured raiment have until now been restricted by the severest sumptuary laws, and none, except the highest chiefs and warriors of the land, were ever honoured by an exemption from the rule. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z

Even Coverdale and I thought well to comply with this sumptuary law. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z

To check extravagance in this respect, sumptuary laws were adopted, after the fashion of former ages, and with a like unsuccessful result. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z

The citizen class was limited by such sumptuary laws as is shown by the records, but most writers agree that the violations were open and common. Tieck's Essay on the Boydell Shakspere Gallery 2011-01-14T03:00:49.540Z

In modern times the most important excises and financial duties of entry have been evolved out of sumptuary laws. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z

Handsome furs were in great request, and several times sumptuary laws were passed. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z

The sumptuary law for burying the dead in woollen, still occupies its place in their statute book. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy.

The very strict sumptuary and disciplinarian laws of Ceos were, in my opinion, of Cretan origin, and certainly not of Ionic. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2

The effect of Prohibition, sumptuary law enacted in government, upon the political fabric of the government, should claim the serious attention of American citizens particularly. The Menace of Prohibition

To judge of the salutariness of sumptuary laws, we must keep the above three social periods in view throughout. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z

The endless sumptuary laws about dress gave it a disproportionate importance; it fostered more than anything else vanity and an inordinate desire in each to raise himself above his position. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.

Following the economic tendencies of the time he issued sumptuary laws and encouraged manufactures; while to suppress the rivalry among the towns he established an order of precedence for them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis"

He was born into a France which was just entering upon the most brilliant period of sumptuary magnificence which any nation has known in modern times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John"

Gold tooling came into use on bindings, and in the second half of the century very elaborate decoration was in vogue in France until checked by a sumptuary law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis"

In France, there were sumptuary laws as old as Charlemagne, prohibiting or taxing the use of furs; but the first extensive regulation was under Philip the Fair. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3

So it was well for me to make a note of the date of the "sumptuary law," that I might not some day outrageously overdress a character. Life on the Stage

This law, like sumptuary laws in general, proved wholly inoperative as far as the Chinese were concerned. A Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium Trade

No piece of furniture has ever been so close an index to sumptuary changes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross"

Moreover, the sumptuary element is introduced by the policy of putting exceptionally heavy duties on spirits and tobacco, with lighter charges on the less expensive wines and beers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance"

At frequent intervals, sumptuary laws designed to lessen feminine extravagance were passed, but, like all such laws since the days of Eve's figleaf, they failed. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10)

At our instigation the carvers, the gold-smiths, the enamellers, accomplished marvels and all the sumptuary arts flourished at once; there were silks at Lyons, tapestries at Arras, linen at Rheims, cloth at Rouen. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels

A number of such sumptuary laws were passed during succeeding reigns, but it is not probable that they were ever really effective. Women of England

High fashion under Henry VIII. is all for broad toes, so broad that the sumptuary laws, from The 16th century. banning long toes, swing about to condemn excess in the new guise. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume"

I have lately hinted, that this extravagance must necessarily get footing where we have no sumptuary laws, and where every man may be dressed, attended, and carried, in what manner he pleases. The Tatler, Volume 3

And I learned that all the orders, sumptuary and others, had been similarly written and signed. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital

Political economists therefore tell us that any regulations would be ridiculous which, as Lord Bacon expresses it, should serve for “the repressing of waste and excess by sumptuary laws.” Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3

"I mean that if a girl or woman of the lower classes were to come here, he would have proper clothing for them to wear—in spite of the sumptuary laws to the contrary." The Eyes Have It

The new sumptuary laws, which were not allowed to become a dead letter, had their influence in restraining middle-class extravagance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume"

And as for the advancing democracy of his prophecies, why, there were quite real sumptuary laws of a sort still holding sway in the 'sixties, and well on into the 'eighties, for that matter! The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography

When Sunday came it was indeed a day of finery, which all my sumptuary edicts could not restrain. Eighth Reader

In 1542, a sumptuary law was passed in Venice, forbidding the metal laces embroidered in silk to be wider than “due dita,” i.e. about two inches. Needlework As Art

In the next place, they operate in some cases as a useful, and the only useful, kind of sumptuary law. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy

The appetite of the ancients was at times successfully curbed by sumptuary laws, cropping out at fairly regular intervals. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome

“And hand us out sumptuary laws––regulate the length of women’s skirts and––” Mr. Mix caught his breath sharply. Rope

Dandy Jack is an exception to the common sumptuary habits of the bush. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand

Consistent with their system of sumptuary laws there is little external appearance of pomp or magnificence in the establishment of the Emperor. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton

In the meantime, we propose to discuss sanitary and sumptuary laws, finance, and free trade, religion and railroads, education and elections with such worthies as yourself in the councils of the American republic. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II

In the light of modern experience gained by modern governments dillydallying with sumptuary legislation that has been discarded as a bad job some two thousand years ago, the question seems superfluous. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome

In our free country, State education has no more foundation in good sense than the old sumptuary laws, that regulated the length of a boot or the dimensions of a skirt. Public School Education

They had to conform carefully to the order of their precedence and with the sumptuary rules as to colour and quality of garments, and any departure from these conventions was severely punished. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

The Pope threatened a sumptuary law that they should have but one dish at their table: it was the rule of his own order. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07

We discovered that with the introduction of the Republic, sumptuary laws were being enforced which commanded the exclusive use of earth-coloured garments for the men, and forbade the wearing of silver ornaments to women. The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's The Story of the Work in Hwochow

The effect of the sumptuary laws, which were passed through his influence, was temporary and unsatisfactory. Ancient States and Empires

It is easy, and to feminine ingenuity rather pleasant than otherwise, to devise sumptuary laws for the kitchen. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868)

Assuredly no sumptuary laws were needed to restrain such revels as these. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.

But when a woman dresses beyond her means—above her social position—I regret the wise old sumptuary laws which regulated these things in the days when a fur coat was a sign of nobility. Vixen, Volume III.

A few sumptuary laws, a subordination to the men, and a total want of authority, do not so much affect the sex, as to be coldly and indelicately treated by their husbands. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World

Marriage was encouraged, and the morals of the people were regulated by sumptuary laws. Ancient States and Empires

The long shoes, pointed toes, and other grotesque fashions of the middle ages, must all of them have been expensive; and it was by inefficient sumptuary laws that it was attempted to put them down. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851

"Hath Venice also concerned herself with sumptuary laws for the ladies of my household?" The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus

In sumptuary laws we have cases of legislation which made fashions crimes. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals

It is regulated by sumptuary laws for all classes; but it is varied by the wealthy in the use of costly material, and the ornaments they add to it. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics

Hence restraining and simplifying sumptuary laws were passed. Customs and Fashions in Old New England

The costume of the average Malay woman has remained unchanged; it is surely the most hideous of the many sumptuary hideosities for which fashion is responsible. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer

The angling authors of the last generation invariably elaborated sumptuary laws in this respect, enjoining upon you special suits of different colours to tally with particular days. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler

It may seem a grim joke;—the starving, tattered—moribund Confederacy passing sumptuary laws, as had Venice in her recklessness of riches! Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death

Another illustration is the opposition shown to sumptuary laws on the same grounds. Monopolies and the People

The impolicy or inutility of sumptuary laws was not in this age acknowledged. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth

Mr. Holmes justly remarks: "This sumptuary law, for the matter and style, is a curiosity." The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816

The supply of port was the eighteenth-century relic of the feasts which used to accompany Determination and Inception, and with which so many sumptuary regulations of colleges and universities are concerned. Life in the Medieval University

Many sumptuary laws were made on this subject. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth

When it tries to do so by sumptuary legislation, nothing but mischief is invoked. A Preface to Politics

Most of the German Liberals rejected the ticket, doubtless finding other objections emphasized by their dissent from Mr. Greeley's well-known attitude on sumptuary legislation. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860

Yet sumptuary laws were necessary to prevent extravagance among the farming class. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)

There's a sumptuary law—isn't that what you call it?—about suppers, and they restrict themselves to a kind of Spartan broth. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II)

He attempted, by severe sumptuary laws, to restrain the extravagance which pervaded all classes of society. A Smaller History of Rome

In France, for example, that thrifty and individualistic folk made a complete failure of the attempt to foist contributory old-age pensions upon them, and I doubt whether such sumptuary legislation can succeed with us. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View

Protective tariffs were enacted, the export of gold and silver prohibited, and sumptuary laws passed to encourage domestic industries. The Age of the Reformation

This extravagance occasioned the enacting sumptuary laws, which though they check'd did not entirely suppress the complaints till the commencement of the revolutionary war. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts

The fallacy of all prohibitory, sumptuary, and moral legislation is the same. What Social Classes Owe to Each Other

It is her sumptuary laws that have lost Geneva her liberty. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary

There are no sumptuary laws, nor even any municipal laws. China and the Chinese

The Grand Canal was closely packed with gondolas, which, for once, disregarded the sumptuary law that enforced black as their only hue, and shone in a mass of colour. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century

V. From Nuremberg.—Difference between the free towns, and those under absolute princes—the good effects of sumptuary laws—humorous remarks on relics, and the absurd representations in the churches at Nuremberg. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe

An aristocracy can hardly be maintained except by distinction in dress, and distinction in dress can only be maintained by sumptuary laws or costliness. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries

How does this sumptuary law of the saloon compare with a sumptuary law that forbids the sale of what is of no earthly or eternal benefit to any one who uses it. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures

The only sumptuary laws which defied resistance were those which draped the Venetian gondolas and the Milanese priests in black, and with such restrictions women had no concern. Americans and Others

Protectionist duties and heavy freights form an effectual sumptuary tax; and as most of the duties are ad valorem, first-class articles are heavily handicapped, and a premium put upon the importation of shoddy. Town Life in Australia

She was a tradesman's daughter, and it would ill have beseemed her to attire herself in silk and velvet, even though the sumptuary laws had been repealed. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot

Any man who had travelled, first through Italy and Spain, and then through England and America, would be very likely to invent sumptuary laws, if he had never heard of such a thing before. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged

I wonder if the great editor ever considered the sumptuary law of the saloon. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures

He committed the power of judicature to the senators and knights alone; and by many sumptuary laws restrained the scandalous luxuries of the rich. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor.

We find regulations political and religious, public and private, civil and criminal, commercial, agricultural, sumptuary, and disciplinarian. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01

There was no certainty that the emperor might not again, some day, try to enforce the sumptuary laws. The Women of the Caesars

And such, accordingly, was the disposition made of Master Endicott's sumptuary motion. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance

Many laws of excellent tendency, including sumptuary laws, which suggest the existence of unexpected wealth and luxury, were passed; but such laws were never firmly and regularly enforced. A Short History of Scotland

We think, in short, that the change began as a sumptuary measure only. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow

Joy and sorrow then wore their appropriate colours, according, so to say, to the natural sumptuary laws of the emotions—one of which is that the right place for the heart is the sleeve. Prose Fancies (Second Series)

His wife had begun to go about so fine that it was well for her the old sumptuary laws had fallen into practical disuse. The Sign of the Red Cross

Direct interference in these matters is badly tolerated, but much may be accomplished both by example and by cultivating a refined and artistic taste in sumptuary matters. Youth and Sex

Cinderella, or the Glass Slipper.—Two centuries ago furs were so rare, and therefore so highly valued, that the wearing of them was restricted by several sumptuary laws to kings and princes. Notes and Queries, Number 44, August 31, 1850

There are still subsisting many sumptuary laws, which appear useful, to exclude the introduction of too great a degree of luxury, which is generally so fatal to the liberty of a people. A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium

Yet no sooner had Japan established herself again than once more sumptuary regulations were issued. Korea's Fight for Freedom

No sumptuary law will ever make any inroad on the cruel evil; and my feeling is one of sombre hopelessness. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour

Who, save some man of erudition, has knowledge to-day of sumptuary laws? Characters and events of Roman History

The South has traveled far from its old opposition to sumptuary laws. The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution

Many sumptuary laws exist here, and dancing is prohibited by them, except under particular circumstances. A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium

The Japanese advisers instituted a number of sumptuary laws that stirred the country to its depths, relating to the length of pipes, style of dress, and the attiring of the hair of the people. Korea's Fight for Freedom

The gala dress is much gayer than that ordinarily worn, but there is little difference in the material, the dress of every class being regulated by stringent sumptuary laws. Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs

The merchant of Syrian and Egyptian objects de luxe, in spite of the sumptuary laws, found a yearly increasing patronage in all the cities of Italy. Characters and events of Roman History

An immense amount of importance is attached to these sumptuary questions by the reigning families of Europe. The Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe: William II, Germany; Francis Joseph, Austria-Hungary, Volume I. (of 2)

Among the Romans there were sumptuary laws to restrain the number of guests at feasts;—not only the master of the feast, but all the guests too, were liable to the penalty. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832

It is to affect the legal oaths and instruments, the matrimonial contracts, the sumptuary laws, &c., &c., of the country. The United States in the Light of Prophecy

This department had charge of the superintendence of offices, enactments, sumptuary regulations, appointments, and all other laws and regulations, "It is easy to destroy, but difficult to construct," is an old adage of statesmen. The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881

All England was used to sumptuary laws, laws regulating the price of commodities, and villeins still existed. Popular Law-making

Luxury was thought the greatest menace to manhood, and severest simplicity was required of the warrior class, sumptuary laws being enforced in many of the clans. Bushido, the Soul of Japan

Many laws are put on the books which are of a purely sumptuary nature; these attempt to control what one shall do in his own personal affairs. Crime: Its Cause and Treatment

Many an ancient restriction on personal vitality is going the way of the old sumptuary laws. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays

There are the sumptuary and domestic laws; there's the 'repression,' as they call it, of the Socialists. Dawn of All

This sumptuary regulation announced, the meeting was dismissed. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers

Mr. Lewis Wingfield’s explanation that the sumptuary laws of the period necessitated their doing so, is, I am afraid, hardly sufficient. Intentions

He transgressed, likewise, his own sumptuary laws respecting expenditure in banquets, thinking to allay his grief by luxurious drinking parties and revelings with common buffoons. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans

His feathers might be cut off for breaking a sumptuary law. Heretics

Nevertheless I wish to satisfy your whim; and, since you absolutely must have sumptuary laws, I undertake to give you the receipt. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery

Fur was formerly so rare and so highly prized that its use was restricted by sumptuary laws to kings, princes, and persons holding honourable offices. Literary Blunders

She had made fresh sumptuary laws, it appeared. The Lost Continent

It was from her that he inherited his detachment from the sumptuary side of life: the stoic's carelessness of material things, combined with the Epicurean's pleasure in them. House of Mirth

Hah, it is rather awkward for you—is it not—that our sumptuary laws forbid you merchants to carry swords? The Jewel Merchants A Comedy in One Act

M. Chevalier, then, having asked himself as his sixth question whether our taxation laws have the character of sumptuary laws, has answered: No, our taxation laws have not the character of sumptuary laws. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery

Meanwhile sumptuary laws continued to be promulgated from the Rostra and accepted by the people. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate

Luxury in dress increased to such an extent, that sumptuary laws were enacted to control too great extravagance, especially in furs, for which there was a positive passion. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude

Troops of horse, variously caparisoned, each more brilliantly as it seemed than another, preceded a train of sumptuary elephants and camels, these too richly dressed, but heavily loaded. Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra

Frugal in their domestic life, the Florentines strove to maintain habits of frugality by strict sumptuary laws. Outline of Universal History

Confess, then, that your sumptuary laws are but hypocrisy. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery

It has been proposed to prevent the ruin of moderate estates, and to restrain the use, and consequently the desire of great ones, by sumptuary laws. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition

There are no longer any sumptuary laws; but it is impossible to say why ladies of the highest fashion in New York do not still make it a gala-day. Manners and Social Usages

I have made sumptuary laws, but if they are not enough I will make more; at least they shall be numerous, if they are not good. Chicot the Jester

Great attention was paid to dress, and though no sumptuary laws were in force, the principle on which they were founded was still remembered, and attire bespoke the position of the wearer. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present

She believed in strict adherence to such self-imposed sumptuary regulations, whether they applied to the body or to the pleasures of the mind. Lady John Russell

In a confused way the law may have been meant to comprise sumptuary, political, and agrarian objects. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History

No! though I smoked like an Indian summer ere I entered the Neversink, so abhorrent was this sumptuary law that I altogether abandoned the luxury rather than enslave it to a time and a place. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War

This absurd extravagance was carried so far that Charles V. found himself forced at length to proclaim sumptuary laws for its repression. Holland The History of the Netherlands

Many woes were attendant upon the discovery that these half-suspected sumptuary laws were certain facts. The American Child

They were regarded as but foolish vanities, and were one of the articles of finery tabooed in early sumptuary laws. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)

Another was a sumptuary law, which is said to have limited the price of certain luxuries. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History

A sumptuary edict, truly, that deprived White-Jacket, for one, of a luxury to which he had long been attached. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War

The Orchian and other sumptuary laws fail to repress the luxury of the Romans. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era)

Such also were the numerous tariffs fixing the prices of grain, the vexatious class of sumptuary laws, those for the regulation of the various crafts, and, above, all, on the exportation of the precious metals. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3

She was the last woman, I believe, to be fined under the colonial sumptuary laws of Massachusetts. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)

If this was the case it was even sillier than other sumptuary laws, for it would have encouraged instead of checking gluttony. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History

Yes, I believe they are," said McWriggler, "and, as far as I can learn, it is about as perfect as any sumptuary law can be; but Toper says they will have that fixed all right. From Wealth to Poverty

He cut down the court expenses and issued sumptuary laws, so that he might devote the sums thus economized to the support of the aged and sick. China

The sumptuary laws of Ferdinand and Isabella are open, for the most part, to the same objections with those just noticed. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3

The welts or wings named in the early sumptuary laws were the pieces of cloth set at the shoulder over the arm-hole where body and sleeves meet. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)

I recollected tales which I had heard about sumptuary laws regulating the dress of American women, both in and out of the water. Nonsenseorship

Must we not a little doubt the consistency of his policy and even his insight when we find him after all this enacting sumptuary laws? Lectures and Essays

New courts were established and the judicial system was reorganized; the censors were practically shelved, but sumptuary laws were passed to prevent extravagance and luxury. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic

Is the Woman's Rule a sumptuary law as well as a regimen? A Modern Utopia

It is not unusual to find the careless observer or the superficial reader--and writer--commenting upon the sumptuary laws of the New World as if they were extraordinary and peculiar. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)

Nor is the small boy's influence limited to sumptuary and corporeal censorship: by taking up certain songs he "makes" the nation's ballads, and every one knows what that means. Without Prejudice

If he does not take care, he will find himself wielding the bosom of sumptuary reform in the most sweeping manner before he is aware of it. Lectures and Essays

Every class of Japanese society was under sumptuary regulation,—the degree of regulation varying in different centuries; and this kind of legislation appears to have been established at an early period. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation

Princes have made sumptuary laws, religion has moralized for gourmandise, but, alas, a mouthfull less was never eaten, and the best of eating every day becomes more flourishing. The Physiology of Taste

An influence, or perhaps I should term it an echo, of this long quarrel is seen plainly by the thoughtful mind in the sumptuary laws of the New World. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)

Whether nations, as wise and opulent as ours, have not made sumptuary laws; and what hinders us from doing the same? Querist

It has its sumptuary laws as well as its curriculum of learning. The Hermit and the Wild Woman

But it was under the Tokugawa rulers, a thousand years later, that sumptuary laws obtained their most remarkable development; and the nature of them is best: indicated by the regulations applying to the peasantry. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation

When Sunday came, it was indeed a day of finery, which all my sumptuary edicts could not restrain. The Vicar of Wakefield

There is likewise ample proof in the sumptuary laws of Elizabeth's day. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)

"My dear," continued Fleur-de-Lys, with decided sharpness, "You will get yourself taken up by the sumptuary police for your gilded girdle." Notre-Dame De Paris

If they can afford it, well and good: let us have no sumptuary law. Yet Again

And the peculiar constitution of society made it possible to enforce this sumptuary legislation by communal will; the people were obliged to coerce themselves! Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation

Such an arrangement partakes of all the vice of a sumptuary law, and sumptuary laws are in their very essence mistakes. North America — Volume 1

These same laws, tinkered and altered to suit occasions, appear for many years in English records, for years after New England's sumptuary laws were silenced. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)

Naturally the sumptuary laws about the wearing of fur were perpetually infringed upon, to the great satisfaction of the furriers. Catherine De Medici

In those days there was a law, known as a sumptuary law, which regulated by statute the clothes that each class of people were privileged to wear. Men of Iron

The extent to which the people were controlled can be best inferred from the nature and number of the sumptuary laws to which they were subjected. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation

This law, like all sumptuary laws, must fail. North America — Volume 1

These sumptuary laws of New England followed in spirit and letter similar laws in England. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)

Their sumptuary laws were of less use to their day than to ours, for they do reveal to us what articles of dress our forbears wore. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)

The astonishment evoked by Japanese sumptuary laws, particularly as inflicted upon the peasantry, is justified less by their general character than by their implacable minuteness,—their ferocity of detail…. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation

单词	sumptuary
例句	sumptuary I mumble thanks for the advice, feeling like I’ve just been stripped naked by the crazed enforcer of some ancient sumptuary law: No chatting for you, girl. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s like there’s a sumptuary law against introspection.” Review \| Surveillance, hacking, government overreach: ‘Overthrow’ tackles modern fears 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z And it was possible to be accused of witchcraft for breaking the Puritanical sumptuary laws and “sadd colors” dress code. A Witch’s Brew of an Exhibit Enters the Modern Age in Salem 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z In the same way – as Mozart's first audiences would have known – sumptuary laws in Europe had long forbidden 'superfluity' for the lower classes and dictated who could wear what. Nozze di Figaro: The revolution in action 2013-07-10T14:55:47Z “It’s like there’s a new sumptuary law against introspection.” Caleb Crain’s “Overthrow” and the Power of Literary Form 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z However, sumptuary laws dictated what women could and could not wear, elite men kept concubines, and the Tang legal system considered women property. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Later in history, the use of the rare and expensive color purple was restricted by Roman sumptuary laws, which penalized ostentatious clothing and jewelry. Gold and jewels found on Minoan Island devoted to the color purple 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Black took on an air of cultured urbanity beginning in the Renaissance, when so-called sumptuary laws limited the wearing of rich colors like red and purple to the aristocracy. Ultra-Black Is the New Black 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Many such stratified societies also regulate consumption through sumptuary laws, which enforce social hierarchies by regulating consumption according to social rank. Can Ya Dig It?—How Rebels, Hipsters and Mr. (and Ms.) Cool Reshaped Consumer Culture [Excerpt] 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z In India, unlike in Britain, there are no written codes of conduct or sumptuary laws about what should be worn. Dressing the Indian woman 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z When Cosimo was in power, from 1537, fashion was governed by strict sumptuary laws, which rationed expensive fabrics and dyes, and enforced on society a strict pecking order - if you'll overlook the expression. Me and my codpiece 2014-03-17T18:27:15Z In years gone by, the state used sumptuary laws to prevent ethnic groups mixing. The secret history of fashion laws 2014-01-09T02:16:26Z Going back a way, ancient Roman law included a set of regulations called sumptuary laws, which filtered down through the centuries into the laws of nearly all European nations. Why Wearing Fakes Makes Us Cheat More [Excerpt] 2012-06-08T14:45:13.257Z These sumptuary laws helped to systematize status in well-defined hierarchies and quelled the proliferation of alternative status systems—two hallmarks of traditional societies. Can Ya Dig It?—How Rebels, Hipsters and Mr. (and Ms.) Cool Reshaped Consumer Culture [Excerpt] 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z I hear the sumptuary laws in Buffalo are very strict.” The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The simplicity of manners, which sumptuary laws and the institution of the censorship had long maintained, was replaced by the extravagances of a Babylonian luxury. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Yet I wish there were sumptuary legislation for such cases. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z He resolved it, by getting masters and teachers of every kind of sumptuary art from Italy. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z And the attempt to prescribe a single fashion of dress, by sumptuary laws or otherwise, would impair that freedom of taste which it is the business of the moralist to respect. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z In the 14th century, we find sumptuary laws directed mainly against expense for furs, and in the 16th mainly against that for articles of gold and silver. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z This amazing folly has often required, and received, the sumptuary curb of legislation. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z But the influence of satire could reach further than that of censors or sumptuary laws. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z These "sumptuary" arts have been spoken of in these pages as a revival in furniture and style, as dead. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z Under the empire, notwithstanding sumptuary enactments, the passion for the arena steadily increased. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z In the latter, therefore, luxury should be restricted in every way: agrarian laws should modify the too great difference in property and sumptuary laws restrain the too glaring manifestations of extravagance. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z If baked meats and Chian and Falernian cost less than in more modern times—still sumptuary laws were found necessary. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z This we must expect to have to punish, but do not rob us of an inherent right by a sumptuary and unnatural prohibition. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Most periods of good sumptuary art owe their designs to a few old types constantly reproduced under new and agreeable varieties, that are not radical changes. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z To sumptuary laws and to the denunciatory methods so common among orthodox Christians to-day, he was, however, strenuously opposed. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z Cato, the censor, endeavored to oppose this tendency by high sumptuary taxes, and by establishing proletarian colonies. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z It has often been attempted to stigmatize the wholesome, prohibitory laws of the several States, in regard to the sale of intoxicating liquor, by calling them sumptuary laws. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Not to wear silk and wool at the same time can pass for a sumptuary law, designed as a lesson against superfluous luxury. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z A sumptuary law of the sixteenth century, which had never been repealed, enacted that all gondolas must be painted uniformly black. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z She represented really the type of that belle affranchie of other days, against whose fascination special sumptuary laws were made: romantically she imaged for me the supernatural godmothers and Cinderellas of the Creole fairy-tales. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z But towards the end of the middle ages many sumptuary laws were enacted in cities by plebeian jealousy of the rich. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z There is a popular notion, that sumptuary laws are applicable to monarchies—not to republics. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z These sumptuary laws even affected walking-sticks which had their mountings differentiated according to the rank of the possessor. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z His appearance was very much, but not exactly, that of a Turk—not the modernised Turk in frock-coat and trousers, but him of the old school, who despises, or only partially adopts, sumptuary reform. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z The rule of the dead extended to moral conduct and even to sumptuary matters, language, and amusements. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z The Venetian sumptuary laws were passed on account of the anxiety of the state that some rich men might shine above the rest of the oligarchs. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z You know my wife might be fined by the sumptuary laws if she aped the nobility by wearing anything so fine as this. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z I was not inclined to prudery, but Piet Noona’s nephew was beginning to grow up, and his sumptuary condition was shocking. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Both these weighty offences may, in some measure, be checked by wisely devised sumptuary laws. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z But though indubitably above the operation of any unwritten sumptuary law, even the Clayton Vernons ventured only in wet weather to bring their carriage to chapel. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Besides, sumptuary laws have very often the effect to make the forbidden fruit all the sweeter. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Personal ornaments and coloured raiment have until now been restricted by the severest sumptuary laws, and none, except the highest chiefs and warriors of the land, were ever honoured by an exemption from the rule. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Even Coverdale and I thought well to comply with this sumptuary law. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z To check extravagance in this respect, sumptuary laws were adopted, after the fashion of former ages, and with a like unsuccessful result. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z The citizen class was limited by such sumptuary laws as is shown by the records, but most writers agree that the violations were open and common. Tieck's Essay on the Boydell Shakspere Gallery 2011-01-14T03:00:49.540Z In modern times the most important excises and financial duties of entry have been evolved out of sumptuary laws. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Handsome furs were in great request, and several times sumptuary laws were passed. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z The sumptuary law for burying the dead in woollen, still occupies its place in their statute book. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. The very strict sumptuary and disciplinarian laws of Ceos were, in my opinion, of Cretan origin, and certainly not of Ionic. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 The effect of Prohibition, sumptuary law enacted in government, upon the political fabric of the government, should claim the serious attention of American citizens particularly. The Menace of Prohibition To judge of the salutariness of sumptuary laws, we must keep the above three social periods in view throughout. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z The endless sumptuary laws about dress gave it a disproportionate importance; it fostered more than anything else vanity and an inordinate desire in each to raise himself above his position. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Following the economic tendencies of the time he issued sumptuary laws and encouraged manufactures; while to suppress the rivalry among the towns he established an order of precedence for them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" He was born into a France which was just entering upon the most brilliant period of sumptuary magnificence which any nation has known in modern times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Gold tooling came into use on bindings, and in the second half of the century very elaborate decoration was in vogue in France until checked by a sumptuary law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" In France, there were sumptuary laws as old as Charlemagne, prohibiting or taxing the use of furs; but the first extensive regulation was under Philip the Fair. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 So it was well for me to make a note of the date of the "sumptuary law," that I might not some day outrageously overdress a character. Life on the Stage This law, like sumptuary laws in general, proved wholly inoperative as far as the Chinese were concerned. A Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium Trade No piece of furniture has ever been so close an index to sumptuary changes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Moreover, the sumptuary element is introduced by the policy of putting exceptionally heavy duties on spirits and tobacco, with lighter charges on the less expensive wines and beers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" At frequent intervals, sumptuary laws designed to lessen feminine extravagance were passed, but, like all such laws since the days of Eve's figleaf, they failed. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) At our instigation the carvers, the gold-smiths, the enamellers, accomplished marvels and all the sumptuary arts flourished at once; there were silks at Lyons, tapestries at Arras, linen at Rheims, cloth at Rouen. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels A number of such sumptuary laws were passed during succeeding reigns, but it is not probable that they were ever really effective. Women of England High fashion under Henry VIII. is all for broad toes, so broad that the sumptuary laws, from The 16th century. banning long toes, swing about to condemn excess in the new guise. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" I have lately hinted, that this extravagance must necessarily get footing where we have no sumptuary laws, and where every man may be dressed, attended, and carried, in what manner he pleases. The Tatler, Volume 3 And I learned that all the orders, sumptuary and others, had been similarly written and signed. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Political economists therefore tell us that any regulations would be ridiculous which, as Lord Bacon expresses it, should serve for “the repressing of waste and excess by sumptuary laws.” Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 "I mean that if a girl or woman of the lower classes were to come here, he would have proper clothing for them to wear—in spite of the sumptuary laws to the contrary." The Eyes Have It The new sumptuary laws, which were not allowed to become a dead letter, had their influence in restraining middle-class extravagance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" And as for the advancing democracy of his prophecies, why, there were quite real sumptuary laws of a sort still holding sway in the 'sixties, and well on into the 'eighties, for that matter! The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography When Sunday came it was indeed a day of finery, which all my sumptuary edicts could not restrain. Eighth Reader In 1542, a sumptuary law was passed in Venice, forbidding the metal laces embroidered in silk to be wider than “due dita,” i.e. about two inches. Needlework As Art In the next place, they operate in some cases as a useful, and the only useful, kind of sumptuary law. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy The appetite of the ancients was at times successfully curbed by sumptuary laws, cropping out at fairly regular intervals. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome “And hand us out sumptuary laws––regulate the length of women’s skirts and––” Mr. Mix caught his breath sharply. Rope Dandy Jack is an exception to the common sumptuary habits of the bush. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Consistent with their system of sumptuary laws there is little external appearance of pomp or magnificence in the establishment of the Emperor. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton In the meantime, we propose to discuss sanitary and sumptuary laws, finance, and free trade, religion and railroads, education and elections with such worthies as yourself in the councils of the American republic. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II In the light of modern experience gained by modern governments dillydallying with sumptuary legislation that has been discarded as a bad job some two thousand years ago, the question seems superfluous. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome In our free country, State education has no more foundation in good sense than the old sumptuary laws, that regulated the length of a boot or the dimensions of a skirt. Public School Education They had to conform carefully to the order of their precedence and with the sumptuary rules as to colour and quality of garments, and any departure from these conventions was severely punished. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The Pope threatened a sumptuary law that they should have but one dish at their table: it was the rule of his own order. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 We discovered that with the introduction of the Republic, sumptuary laws were being enforced which commanded the exclusive use of earth-coloured garments for the men, and forbade the wearing of silver ornaments to women. The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's The Story of the Work in Hwochow The effect of the sumptuary laws, which were passed through his influence, was temporary and unsatisfactory. Ancient States and Empires It is easy, and to feminine ingenuity rather pleasant than otherwise, to devise sumptuary laws for the kitchen. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Assuredly no sumptuary laws were needed to restrain such revels as these. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. But when a woman dresses beyond her means—above her social position—I regret the wise old sumptuary laws which regulated these things in the days when a fur coat was a sign of nobility. Vixen, Volume III. A few sumptuary laws, a subordination to the men, and a total want of authority, do not so much affect the sex, as to be coldly and indelicately treated by their husbands. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World Marriage was encouraged, and the morals of the people were regulated by sumptuary laws. Ancient States and Empires The long shoes, pointed toes, and other grotesque fashions of the middle ages, must all of them have been expensive; and it was by inefficient sumptuary laws that it was attempted to put them down. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 "Hath Venice also concerned herself with sumptuary laws for the ladies of my household?" The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus In sumptuary laws we have cases of legislation which made fashions crimes. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals It is regulated by sumptuary laws for all classes; but it is varied by the wealthy in the use of costly material, and the ornaments they add to it. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Hence restraining and simplifying sumptuary laws were passed. Customs and Fashions in Old New England The costume of the average Malay woman has remained unchanged; it is surely the most hideous of the many sumptuary hideosities for which fashion is responsible. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer The angling authors of the last generation invariably elaborated sumptuary laws in this respect, enjoining upon you special suits of different colours to tally with particular days. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler It may seem a grim joke;—the starving, tattered—moribund Confederacy passing sumptuary laws, as had Venice in her recklessness of riches! Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Another illustration is the opposition shown to sumptuary laws on the same grounds. Monopolies and the People The impolicy or inutility of sumptuary laws was not in this age acknowledged. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Mr. Holmes justly remarks: "This sumptuary law, for the matter and style, is a curiosity." The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 The supply of port was the eighteenth-century relic of the feasts which used to accompany Determination and Inception, and with which so many sumptuary regulations of colleges and universities are concerned. Life in the Medieval University Many sumptuary laws were made on this subject. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth When it tries to do so by sumptuary legislation, nothing but mischief is invoked. A Preface to Politics Most of the German Liberals rejected the ticket, doubtless finding other objections emphasized by their dissent from Mr. Greeley's well-known attitude on sumptuary legislation. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Yet sumptuary laws were necessary to prevent extravagance among the farming class. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) There's a sumptuary law—isn't that what you call it?—about suppers, and they restrict themselves to a kind of Spartan broth. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) He attempted, by severe sumptuary laws, to restrain the extravagance which pervaded all classes of society. A Smaller History of Rome In France, for example, that thrifty and individualistic folk made a complete failure of the attempt to foist contributory old-age pensions upon them, and I doubt whether such sumptuary legislation can succeed with us. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View Protective tariffs were enacted, the export of gold and silver prohibited, and sumptuary laws passed to encourage domestic industries. The Age of the Reformation This extravagance occasioned the enacting sumptuary laws, which though they check'd did not entirely suppress the complaints till the commencement of the revolutionary war. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts The fallacy of all prohibitory, sumptuary, and moral legislation is the same. What Social Classes Owe to Each Other It is her sumptuary laws that have lost Geneva her liberty. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary There are no sumptuary laws, nor even any municipal laws. China and the Chinese The Grand Canal was closely packed with gondolas, which, for once, disregarded the sumptuary law that enforced black as their only hue, and shone in a mass of colour. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century V. From Nuremberg.—Difference between the free towns, and those under absolute princes—the good effects of sumptuary laws—humorous remarks on relics, and the absurd representations in the churches at Nuremberg. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe An aristocracy can hardly be maintained except by distinction in dress, and distinction in dress can only be maintained by sumptuary laws or costliness. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries How does this sumptuary law of the saloon compare with a sumptuary law that forbids the sale of what is of no earthly or eternal benefit to any one who uses it. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures The only sumptuary laws which defied resistance were those which draped the Venetian gondolas and the Milanese priests in black, and with such restrictions women had no concern. Americans and Others Protectionist duties and heavy freights form an effectual sumptuary tax; and as most of the duties are ad valorem, first-class articles are heavily handicapped, and a premium put upon the importation of shoddy. Town Life in Australia She was a tradesman's daughter, and it would ill have beseemed her to attire herself in silk and velvet, even though the sumptuary laws had been repealed. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot Any man who had travelled, first through Italy and Spain, and then through England and America, would be very likely to invent sumptuary laws, if he had never heard of such a thing before. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged I wonder if the great editor ever considered the sumptuary law of the saloon. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures He committed the power of judicature to the senators and knights alone; and by many sumptuary laws restrained the scandalous luxuries of the rich. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. We find regulations political and religious, public and private, civil and criminal, commercial, agricultural, sumptuary, and disciplinarian. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 There was no certainty that the emperor might not again, some day, try to enforce the sumptuary laws. The Women of the Caesars And such, accordingly, was the disposition made of Master Endicott's sumptuary motion. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance Many laws of excellent tendency, including sumptuary laws, which suggest the existence of unexpected wealth and luxury, were passed; but such laws were never firmly and regularly enforced. A Short History of Scotland We think, in short, that the change began as a sumptuary measure only. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Joy and sorrow then wore their appropriate colours, according, so to say, to the natural sumptuary laws of the emotions—one of which is that the right place for the heart is the sleeve. Prose Fancies (Second Series) His wife had begun to go about so fine that it was well for her the old sumptuary laws had fallen into practical disuse. The Sign of the Red Cross Direct interference in these matters is badly tolerated, but much may be accomplished both by example and by cultivating a refined and artistic taste in sumptuary matters. Youth and Sex Cinderella, or the Glass Slipper.—Two centuries ago furs were so rare, and therefore so highly valued, that the wearing of them was restricted by several sumptuary laws to kings and princes. Notes and Queries, Number 44, August 31, 1850 There are still subsisting many sumptuary laws, which appear useful, to exclude the introduction of too great a degree of luxury, which is generally so fatal to the liberty of a people. A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium Yet no sooner had Japan established herself again than once more sumptuary regulations were issued. Korea's Fight for Freedom No sumptuary law will ever make any inroad on the cruel evil; and my feeling is one of sombre hopelessness. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour Who, save some man of erudition, has knowledge to-day of sumptuary laws? Characters and events of Roman History The South has traveled far from its old opposition to sumptuary laws. The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution Many sumptuary laws exist here, and dancing is prohibited by them, except under particular circumstances. A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium The Japanese advisers instituted a number of sumptuary laws that stirred the country to its depths, relating to the length of pipes, style of dress, and the attiring of the hair of the people. Korea's Fight for Freedom The gala dress is much gayer than that ordinarily worn, but there is little difference in the material, the dress of every class being regulated by stringent sumptuary laws. Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs The merchant of Syrian and Egyptian objects de luxe, in spite of the sumptuary laws, found a yearly increasing patronage in all the cities of Italy. Characters and events of Roman History An immense amount of importance is attached to these sumptuary questions by the reigning families of Europe. The Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe: William II, Germany; Francis Joseph, Austria-Hungary, Volume I. (of 2) Among the Romans there were sumptuary laws to restrain the number of guests at feasts;—not only the master of the feast, but all the guests too, were liable to the penalty. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832 It is to affect the legal oaths and instruments, the matrimonial contracts, the sumptuary laws, &c., &c., of the country. The United States in the Light of Prophecy This department had charge of the superintendence of offices, enactments, sumptuary regulations, appointments, and all other laws and regulations, "It is easy to destroy, but difficult to construct," is an old adage of statesmen. The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881 All England was used to sumptuary laws, laws regulating the price of commodities, and villeins still existed. Popular Law-making Luxury was thought the greatest menace to manhood, and severest simplicity was required of the warrior class, sumptuary laws being enforced in many of the clans. Bushido, the Soul of Japan Many laws are put on the books which are of a purely sumptuary nature; these attempt to control what one shall do in his own personal affairs. Crime: Its Cause and Treatment Many an ancient restriction on personal vitality is going the way of the old sumptuary laws. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays There are the sumptuary and domestic laws; there's the 'repression,' as they call it, of the Socialists. Dawn of All This sumptuary regulation announced, the meeting was dismissed. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers Mr. Lewis Wingfield’s explanation that the sumptuary laws of the period necessitated their doing so, is, I am afraid, hardly sufficient. Intentions He transgressed, likewise, his own sumptuary laws respecting expenditure in banquets, thinking to allay his grief by luxurious drinking parties and revelings with common buffoons. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans His feathers might be cut off for breaking a sumptuary law. Heretics Nevertheless I wish to satisfy your whim; and, since you absolutely must have sumptuary laws, I undertake to give you the receipt. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery Fur was formerly so rare and so highly prized that its use was restricted by sumptuary laws to kings, princes, and persons holding honourable offices. Literary Blunders She had made fresh sumptuary laws, it appeared. The Lost Continent It was from her that he inherited his detachment from the sumptuary side of life: the stoic's carelessness of material things, combined with the Epicurean's pleasure in them. House of Mirth Hah, it is rather awkward for you—is it not—that our sumptuary laws forbid you merchants to carry swords? The Jewel Merchants A Comedy in One Act M. Chevalier, then, having asked himself as his sixth question whether our taxation laws have the character of sumptuary laws, has answered: No, our taxation laws have not the character of sumptuary laws. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery Meanwhile sumptuary laws continued to be promulgated from the Rostra and accepted by the people. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate Luxury in dress increased to such an extent, that sumptuary laws were enacted to control too great extravagance, especially in furs, for which there was a positive passion. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude Troops of horse, variously caparisoned, each more brilliantly as it seemed than another, preceded a train of sumptuary elephants and camels, these too richly dressed, but heavily loaded. Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra Frugal in their domestic life, the Florentines strove to maintain habits of frugality by strict sumptuary laws. Outline of Universal History Confess, then, that your sumptuary laws are but hypocrisy. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery It has been proposed to prevent the ruin of moderate estates, and to restrain the use, and consequently the desire of great ones, by sumptuary laws. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition There are no longer any sumptuary laws; but it is impossible to say why ladies of the highest fashion in New York do not still make it a gala-day. Manners and Social Usages I have made sumptuary laws, but if they are not enough I will make more; at least they shall be numerous, if they are not good. Chicot the Jester Great attention was paid to dress, and though no sumptuary laws were in force, the principle on which they were founded was still remembered, and attire bespoke the position of the wearer. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present She believed in strict adherence to such self-imposed sumptuary regulations, whether they applied to the body or to the pleasures of the mind. Lady John Russell In a confused way the law may have been meant to comprise sumptuary, political, and agrarian objects. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History No! though I smoked like an Indian summer ere I entered the Neversink, so abhorrent was this sumptuary law that I altogether abandoned the luxury rather than enslave it to a time and a place. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War This absurd extravagance was carried so far that Charles V. found himself forced at length to proclaim sumptuary laws for its repression. Holland The History of the Netherlands Many woes were attendant upon the discovery that these half-suspected sumptuary laws were certain facts. The American Child They were regarded as but foolish vanities, and were one of the articles of finery tabooed in early sumptuary laws. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Another was a sumptuary law, which is said to have limited the price of certain luxuries. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History A sumptuary edict, truly, that deprived White-Jacket, for one, of a luxury to which he had long been attached. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War The Orchian and other sumptuary laws fail to repress the luxury of the Romans. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) Such also were the numerous tariffs fixing the prices of grain, the vexatious class of sumptuary laws, those for the regulation of the various crafts, and, above, all, on the exportation of the precious metals. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 She was the last woman, I believe, to be fined under the colonial sumptuary laws of Massachusetts. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) If this was the case it was even sillier than other sumptuary laws, for it would have encouraged instead of checking gluttony. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History Yes, I believe they are," said McWriggler, "and, as far as I can learn, it is about as perfect as any sumptuary law can be; but Toper says they will have that fixed all right. From Wealth to Poverty He cut down the court expenses and issued sumptuary laws, so that he might devote the sums thus economized to the support of the aged and sick. China The sumptuary laws of Ferdinand and Isabella are open, for the most part, to the same objections with those just noticed. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 The welts or wings named in the early sumptuary laws were the pieces of cloth set at the shoulder over the arm-hole where body and sleeves meet. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) I recollected tales which I had heard about sumptuary laws regulating the dress of American women, both in and out of the water. Nonsenseorship Must we not a little doubt the consistency of his policy and even his insight when we find him after all this enacting sumptuary laws? Lectures and Essays New courts were established and the judicial system was reorganized; the censors were practically shelved, but sumptuary laws were passed to prevent extravagance and luxury. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic Is the Woman's Rule a sumptuary law as well as a regimen? A Modern Utopia It is not unusual to find the careless observer or the superficial reader--and writer--commenting upon the sumptuary laws of the New World as if they were extraordinary and peculiar. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Nor is the small boy's influence limited to sumptuary and corporeal censorship: by taking up certain songs he "makes" the nation's ballads, and every one knows what that means. Without Prejudice If he does not take care, he will find himself wielding the bosom of sumptuary reform in the most sweeping manner before he is aware of it. Lectures and Essays Every class of Japanese society was under sumptuary regulation,—the degree of regulation varying in different centuries; and this kind of legislation appears to have been established at an early period. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Princes have made sumptuary laws, religion has moralized for gourmandise, but, alas, a mouthfull less was never eaten, and the best of eating every day becomes more flourishing. The Physiology of Taste An influence, or perhaps I should term it an echo, of this long quarrel is seen plainly by the thoughtful mind in the sumptuary laws of the New World. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Whether nations, as wise and opulent as ours, have not made sumptuary laws; and what hinders us from doing the same? Querist It has its sumptuary laws as well as its curriculum of learning. The Hermit and the Wild Woman But it was under the Tokugawa rulers, a thousand years later, that sumptuary laws obtained their most remarkable development; and the nature of them is best: indicated by the regulations applying to the peasantry. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation When Sunday came, it was indeed a day of finery, which all my sumptuary edicts could not restrain. The Vicar of Wakefield There is likewise ample proof in the sumptuary laws of Elizabeth's day. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) "My dear," continued Fleur-de-Lys, with decided sharpness, "You will get yourself taken up by the sumptuary police for your gilded girdle." Notre-Dame De Paris If they can afford it, well and good: let us have no sumptuary law. Yet Again And the peculiar constitution of society made it possible to enforce this sumptuary legislation by communal will; the people were obliged to coerce themselves! Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Such an arrangement partakes of all the vice of a sumptuary law, and sumptuary laws are in their very essence mistakes. North America — Volume 1 These same laws, tinkered and altered to suit occasions, appear for many years in English records, for years after New England's sumptuary laws were silenced. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Naturally the sumptuary laws about the wearing of fur were perpetually infringed upon, to the great satisfaction of the furriers. Catherine De Medici In those days there was a law, known as a sumptuary law, which regulated by statute the clothes that each class of people were privileged to wear. Men of Iron The extent to which the people were controlled can be best inferred from the nature and number of the sumptuary laws to which they were subjected. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation This law, like all sumptuary laws, must fail. North America — Volume 1 These sumptuary laws of New England followed in spirit and letter similar laws in England. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Their sumptuary laws were of less use to their day than to ours, for they do reveal to us what articles of dress our forbears wore. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) The astonishment evoked by Japanese sumptuary laws, particularly as inflicted upon the peasantry, is justified less by their general character than by their implacable minuteness,—their ferocity of detail…. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation
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