At root, it is simply a maid from France. In Nineteenth Century Britain, it was the fashionable thing among the wealthy for "Lady's Maids" (personal maid who assisted a woman) to be French. The craze was such that some who could not find the genuine article instead hired English maids who spoke some French and gave them French names. Because they traveled with and attended their employers in public and before company, personal appearance was highly prized in a lady's maid and attractive young women entering service had a better chance of nabbing this position than their more homely colleagues. This quality, combined with the intimate access to the boudoir, undergarments, and confidences of the mistress their position required, gave lady's maid a sexual allure. French lady's maids added exoticism, alien cultural values, and often an immigrants uninhibitedness and social climbing to the mix. As a consequence, the attractive, amorous, scheming French Maid became a stock character in fiction, both high and low, and remains so today. The character is usually depicted in some variant of a formal evening serving outfit as would be worn by female domestics at upscale Anglo-American dinner parties at the turn of the 20th century. In fiction, the tuxedo-like black silk or satin dress with white trim is often displayed with hems much higher and necklines much lower than would have been tolerated on actual lady's maids of the day. Have you ever wondered who first came up with idea of the French maid costume? Nobody seems to know for sure, but the following are some of the more popular theories: * The costume was inspired by burlesque theater. * The costume idea is derived from French postcards, an early form of erotica. * The costume is inspired by the Commedia dell'Arte stock characters of sixteenth century Italian theater. * The costume represents the English interpretation of what a French housecleaner would look like, since France is stereotyped as a highly sexualized county. Today, the French maid's costume is one of the most popular forms of women's fantasywear and the occasional subject of sexual fetishism. There's even French Maid TV, an internet newscast featuring stories read by beautiful women dressed in a variety of French maid costumes.
Maid of Orleans , or La Pucelle ( an old French word deriving from Latin meaning ( Girl).Also Maid of France, Girl in White Armor, plus descriptive titles such as Girl (or Lady) Knight, Crusader Queen ( inaccurate, she was never a Queen) and so on.
She was the Maid of Orleans
Joan of Arc was known as the Maid of Orleans.
SS Western Maid ended on 1919-03-20.
Answer:As a visionary military commander at the siege of Orleans. She also became a martyr for the French people, helping to rally the losing French mercenaries in the Hundred Years' War.
The French Maid was created in 1897.
French Maid is a word that describes the outfit of the typical French Maid's black and white historical uniform. Nowadays, this uniform is loved by cosplayers and roleplayers.
french, as in french door, french maid ect.
The cast of French Maid - 2012 includes: Emily Shuel
The cast of The French Maid - 1908 includes: Donald Crisp
A French lady - Joan of Arc The Maid of Orleans
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Twin Brothers from 'The French Maid' - 1907 was released on: UK: April 1907 USA: April 1907
In French, the word for maid is "bonne" and the word for housekeeper is "femme de ménage."
There is not a french maid. There is however a milkmaid. Hope this helped =).
french maid moulin rouge style?