dimanche 5 mars 2017

Help in understanding a 19th century French phrase

In the book 'The blank book of a small collager' by E Neale printed in 1824 is this phrase:

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Quote:

I fear I shall hardly do her justice; but I will attempt her portrait , not withstanding. A little, thin, diminutive woman — with flaxen hair, dressed a la Corinne— blue eyes, that never rested an instant on the same object; — a small round straw hat, in imitation of Reuben's wife, and a broad, red morocco girdle, confining a yellow silk gown : — such was Mrs. Pottle,
What does 'a la Corinne' mean in this context?

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