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By the reign of James I. this ridiculous fashion had become common. All sorts of curious devices were made use of—spots, stars, crescents, and in one woodcut a coach and coachman with two horses and postilions appear upon the lady's forehead. The fashion continued for a long period; in fact, during the greater part of the Georgian era, when it had degenerated into mere spots or small patches. At the close of the eighteenth century it had entirely disappeared.

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Chats on Costume, by G. Woolliscroft Rhead Published 1906

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• Ages and Civilisations / The Middle Ages / Life in the Middle ages / Clothing

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