Leicester.
_Influence of Politics on Fashion._--Can any one of the numerous readers of
"N. & Q." explain the meaning of the following passage of the note of p.
305. of Alison's _History of Europe_, 7th edition?--
"A very curious work might be written on the influence of political
events and ideas on the prevailing fashions both for men and women;
there is always a certain analogy between them. Witness the
shepherd-plaid trousers for gentlemen, and coarse shawls and muslins
worn by ladies in Great Britain during the Reform fervour of 1832-4."