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1    II|        as if they had cut their dresses out of old flowered curtains
2    II| bringing short, starched muslin dresses or very long wax tapers
3    II|        dismounted, wearing dark dresses, with kerchiefs crossed
4    II|        on the left, while their dresses were as striking as a display
5    II|     sight of those ladies whose dresses were more elaborate than