The Ornamented Being

Ornamented: -verb: Adorn; beautify. Be·ing: -noun: Fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness.

Posted 1 year ago
“Catherine ‘Skittles’ Walters, courtesan of Victorian London, noted horsewoman and famed for having the tightest riding-habit in Britain. (In Europe, only the Empress Elizabeth could compete with her for that.) Admirers watching her go by used to speculate on whether she had to be naked underneath.”
- skittles
- courtesan
- horse
- riding habit
- victorian
- beauty
- art
- tightlacing
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  “Catherine ‘Skittles’ Walters, courtesan of Victorian London, noted horsewoman and famed for having the tightest...
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  LOOK HOW SKINNY HER WAIST IT WHAT THE fUCK
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  as a style hero, but I would find it far too intimidating an aspiration. Still,...gets a...
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  Sidesaddle bitches.
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