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National dress--madame de Tarczynska. (Three Portraits).(Poem)

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| October 01, 2001 | Murray, Les | COPYRIGHT 2001 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
   Ceremonial and truly ethnic 
   clothes may almost escape fashion. 
   For centuries on end 
   the hemlines of national costume 
   could allow women feet. 
 
   Before the Party or tourism 
   "national" meant local and peasant 
   and in kingdom, tsardom 
   or rzeczpospolita, who needed 
   goose-satire on the train of a skirt? 
 
   Back before Hitler gave Poland 
   to his lawyer as a fee 
   for shameful relief 
   and ...

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