Какая прелесть!

[lazy_natalia]

из zeitghosts
"...moreover, women went to elaborate lengths to attain the small 'bee-stung' mouth often described as the most important feature of the beautiful face. the common practice was to repeat in sequence a series of words beginning with p; this would have the effect of rounding and puckering the mouth. 'peas, prunes, and prisms' were the most popular words in the sequence, although 'potatoes' and 'papa' were sometimes added. it was common for a 'belle of bygone days', according to a 1913 etiquette manual, to come into a room with the word 'prisms' just fading on her lips. elizabeth cady stanton commented that she did not bother to give feminist literature to any woman who had the 'prunes and prisms' expression on her face. in posing their subjects, nineteenth-century photographers did not ask them to smile or say 'cheese', but rather to repeat the p words."

Comments

[crivelli.livejournal.com]

Об этом у Диккенса в "Крошке Доррит" замечательно сказано:-)

[genuine-elka.livejournal.com]

Большое переводческое спасибо:))) Вот так наткнешься где-нибудь на эти prunes and prisms...
Только губки теперь в куриный пупок то и дело складываются, заразная штука...