text_original: Extravagance of attire still persisted, though the extravagance had changed its expression. The gigantic hoops in which ladies had delighted had diminished, had dwindled, and gowns were of a slender seemliness.
text_transcription: EXTRAVAGANCE OF ATTIRE STILL PERSISTED THOUGH THE EXTRAVAGANCE HAD CHANGED ITS EXPRESSION THE GIGANTIC HOOPS IN WHICH LADIES HAD DELIGHTED HAD DIMINISHED HAD DWINDLED AND GOWNS WERE OF A SLENDER SEEMLINESS
phonemes: ɛkstɹˈævəɡəns ʌv ɐtˈaɪɚ stˈɪl pɚsˈɪstᵻd, ðˌoʊ ðɪ ɛkstɹˈævəɡəns hæd tʃˈeɪndʒd ɪts ɛkspɹˈɛʃən. ðə dʒaɪɡˈæntɪk hˈuːps ɪnwˌɪtʃ lˈeɪdiz hæd dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd hæd dᵻmˈɪnɪʃt, hæd dwˈɪndəld, ænd ɡˈaʊnz wɜːɹ əvə slˈɛndɚ sˈiːmlinəs.