He then turned his attention to her companion, fontange, who was also very pretty, but not very sensible. |
The old woman feared there might be some among them to whom the King might take a fancy, as he had done to Ludre and fontange. |
The fan is fontange shaped, the leaf being of a mixed lace with stylised iris, applied with sequins on a black tulle background. |
On 30 July 1678, a Jean Borel identified as an academiste and musician in L'academie des operas became godfather to a girl called Anne Fontange. |
Ladies wore a tall headdress the fontange consisting of tiers of wired lace decorated by ribbons and lappets. |