Consequence of a Cap (Шлафор)

Consequence of a Cap (Шлафор)

Eugene Onegin: "Reading Fashion"

The forlorning of Western fashion trends, replaced by tradional Russian headwear.

Elizabeth LaFave

Text: Alexander Pushkin; Eugene Onegin 
Image: Middleton Album; Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden

Text: Oxford's World Classics

«Но скоро всё перевелось;

Корсет, Альбом, княжну Алину,

Стишков чувствительных тетрадь

Она забыла; стала звать

Акулькой прежнюю Селину

И обновила наконец

На вате шлафор и чепец» (2, XXXIII, 51). 


“But soon she dropped her city pose:

The corset, albums, chic relations,

The sentimental verses too,

Were quite forgot; she bid adieu

To all her foreign affectations,

And took at last to coming down

In just her cap and quilted gown” (Chapter 2, Stanza 33, Page 51).