The constant Solitaire in a robe à l'Anglaise with a triple collar, hat à la Basile* and trimmed muslin apron: carrying her pretty lion dog without thinking about it, and looking to see from afar an object that is more interesting to her heart. (1784) - "Women no longer exhaust superlatives, no longer employ the … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 44e Cahier, 5e Figure

The sensitive Virtuous woman in a robe à l'Anglaise bordered à la Marlborough and in a demi-Balloon hat, only busying herself alone she executes in waiting for a charming duo. (1784) "Someone wrote to us to ask us if fashion is general, and if it is the same for women of thirty and forty years … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 44e Cahier, 4e Figure

The false pouter, in a spotted robe à l'Anglaise with a triple collar and a hat à la Caravanne, making signs of returning to the lover that her apparent rigor had forced to leave. (1784) Gloves. - "Ladies wear, with their full parure, glazed gloves from Grenoble, laced and flounced. "One finds them in the … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 44e Cahier, 3e Figure

The voluptuous Beauty, taking alternately perfect love* and ices, waiting for pleasures more worthy of her: her coiffure is à la Contat,** and her gown à l'Anglaise. (1784) Ices. - "This artificial frozen treat is a tonic, a delicious refreshment: a ice-maker is a veritable artist, who only still exists in the great cities.  Outside … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 43e Cahier, 6e Figure

The innocent Curious woman, pricking herself on the thorns of a rose whose brilliance and scent please her, and desiring to be able to compare the pains and sweetness of tenderness: she is in a robe à l'Anglaise edged with a streaked ribbon and coiffed with a Globe hat over a demi-cap. (1784) Shoes. - … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 43e Cahier, 1ere Figure