July 15, 1786 PLATE III. A Ring chart. M. Bourignon de Saintes, Correspondent of the Royal Society of Medicine, for several Academies, and of MONSIEUR's Museum, has made us the honor of sending us Research on Rings and other Jewels of women of antiquity, and gave us permission to put it into our Books. We … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 17e Cahier, 3e Figure
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Cabinet des Modes, 17e Cahier, 2e Figure
July 15, 1786 IF however there were some rebels who never wanted to submit (for there are some in many Empires), and who, from contrariness, still preferred to renounce all coiffure, and get rid of all panaches, from where I permit removing them, than to adopt the Hat which I spoke of in the Ist … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 17e Cahier, 2e Figure
Cabinet des Modes, 17e Cahier, 1ere Figure
July 15, 1786 FIRST PLATE. "IPHIS sees on the promenade a shoe of a new Fashion; it sees hers, and it blushes; it no longer believes itself dressed; it came to be shown, and it hid; here it is restrained by the foot in its chamber all the rest of the day." It is there … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 17e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Cabinet des Modes, 16e Cahier, 3e Figure
July 1, 1786 PLATE III. M. Grancher, Merchant Jeweler at the Little-Dunkirk, just gave to us for drawing a Bout de Table of a wholly new taste and an agreeable form, that he created a little while ago, and of which he has already distributed a rather great quantity. He has represented around the buckets of … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 16e Cahier, 3e Figure
Cabinet des Modes, 16e Cahier, 2e Figure
July 1, 1786 PLATE II. 1. A Woman in a Juste of grey taffeta, with a pink corset, and a matching ribbon on the front, on top of the corset. On her chest is a full kerchief of white linen-gauze. Her hair is styled in large curls all over her head, and two of these curls … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 16e Cahier, 2e Figure
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