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Allen was not in the house where the death took place (hence the letter), so he has mirror privileges. Mirrors at this time were glass backed with silver- yes, real silver- most expensive, heavy and very unlucky to break!

What was considered 'manly' was very different in the 1760s. The black bow in his hair is the fashion!

He is wearing a cravat and ruffles made from undyed muslin because he is in mourning, but normally they would be lace and silk. His blond eyebrows attest that white is not his natural hair color. He is wearing rouge and something to whiten his skin, but has not gone totally overboard in the French fashion of gluing bits of mouse fur to his face.

See this clip from Horrible Histories for more on Georgian beauty.