They are also too dark in color, but the little Directoire chairs in my downstairs bed chamber are the greatest success of all. |
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My great-grandmother wore a brief empire bodice, and close-fitting Directoire skirt made of cream silk with a golden stripe running through it. |
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There is also a Directoire style mahogany dining table, oversized Aubusson style carpets and a pair of Regency style mahogany bookcases. |
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Yet under the Directoire, he also introduced a new type of highly formalized portrait. |
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In return, I could tell you about the lovely Directoire knickers the girls used to wear when I was a lad. |
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There are a few historical exceptions, such as the Directoire system of revolutionary France. |
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A museum quality French directoire mantle clock in ormolu has been brought to the fair by Gavin Douglas, of London, as something of a mystery. |
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Maybe they think they don't wear anything other than directoire knockers and woolly socks. |
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