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Costume Consulat: an evening dress in the Consulate style (1799–1804), characterized by high waists, classical drapery, and thin fabrics — fashionable as fancy-dress in the early 1880s. ↩
Porte cochère and marquise: a carriage gateway through which vehicles could enter a courtyard, and a glass canopy over the entrance — essential features of any decent Parisian hôtel particulier hosting a ball. Their absence Marie considers a social failure. ↩