‘O! dear me! how awfully awful!’ style.

Vladv1

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All ethnic legends tell us that our first parents were most elegantly attired in glorious sunshine and gaudy fresh air. Who ever saw a Cherubim painted in pointed shoes, pantaloons, cuffs, collars, and overcoat; or a smirking angel in bloomers, steel-ribbed corsets, and a delicate little ‘O! dear me! how awfully awful!’ style?
Might Is Right, by Ragnard Redbeard.
Could you reword the bolded?
 
Why? Do you not understand it?
 
I'm not sure but I think the idea is to mock a kind of 19th century prudish moral sensibility of public nakedness.
 

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