L'heureuse rencontre de la Marquise Testonniere et du Vicomte de la Bredache pensionnaire des petites Maisones celebre auteur des Nouvelles modes de nos petits Maîtres Français
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A parody on the French fashions: The woman wears a gigantic headdress, the top of which incorporates a windmill, battlements, and a small man defecating over her forehead. She walks carefully on the cobblestone street in high heeled shoes and holds a fan in her left hand and a walking stick hangs from her arm. The man's hat is shaped like a boat, with an oarsman in the back and a man in the front attempting to "land" on the woman's head using a boat hook. He carries a small fluffy dog in his arm and holds a child by his hand. The child's garment is a one-piece suit and is shown unbuttoned