370 THE WEDGWOODS. 



including the face, and fastened round the neck. These 

 they put on when they went to what was supposed to be 

 rest, but which, in reality, must have been torture, and 

 were propped and bolstered up with the utmost care to 

 prevent the structure being damaged. " False locks to 

 supply deficiency of native hair, pomatum in profusion, 

 greasy wool to bolster up the adopted locks, and gre} r 

 powder to conceal dust," were said to be the characteristics 

 of the prevailing fashion, and these being unopened for a 

 long time together, could not have been very healthful addi- 

 tions to a lady's head. One of the writers makes a hair- 

 dresser ask a lady " how long it was since her head had 

 been opened and repaired?" She answered, "Not above 

 nine weeks ! " To which he replied, " that that was as long 

 as a head could well go in summer ; and that, therefore, it 

 was proper to deliver it now, as it began to be a little 

 hasarde." 



Mrs. Wedgwood's hair and head-dress, it will be seen by 

 the accompanying engraving, were, in comparison with the 

 monstrosities then in vogue, particularly simple, graceful, 

 and elegant. The toupee is formed of the hair brushed up 

 from the forehead : close curls fit to the side of the head, 

 and a loose one beneath the ear. On the top of the head 

 the back -hair is brought up and plaited, and graceful folds 

 of gauze are lightly and negligently arranged. 



Of original paintings of Josiah Wedgwood I am only 

 aware of three. The first is the fine and well-known portrait 

 by Sir Joshua Reynolds, from which the engraving by John 

 Taylor Wedgwood, prefixed to this volume, is taken. This 

 fine portrait was also engraved, of a large size, in 1787, by 

 W. Halman. It has also been engraved by S. W. Reynolds, 

 and has been copied in reduced form in a variety of ways. 



The next is a fine, large, family picture, which hangs in 

 the dining-room of Mr. Francis Wedgwood's mansion at 

 Barlaston. This painting is by Stubbs, the celebrated 

 animal painter, and represents a part of the grounds at 

 Etruria, with the great potter and his family introduced 



