May 15, 1786 PLATE III. AS we propose to give the different Pieces of silverwork which are put on Tables for Meals, we have shown in this 3rd Plate an End of Table in silver. Ordinarily one puts divided Pepper and Salt Cellars in the middle of Tables, and at the ends united Pepper and Salt … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 13e Cahier, 3e Planche
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Cabinet des Modes, 13e Cahier, 2e Planche
PLATE II. THE COAT and Vest of the Man shown in this plate, are of a spring velvet, with a lemon ground, green stripes, and lilac spots. The Buttons which trim the Coat and Vest, are enameled and spotted with a color matching the ground of the Coat, and they are edged with false white stones. … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 13e Cahier, 2e Planche
Cabinet des Modes, 13e Cahier, 1ere Planche
May 15, 1786 FIRST PLATE. One could advance, without fear of being contradicted, that it is hardly usual today for Women to wear full Dress Gowns, as it is for Men to wear Suits à la Française, with the hat under the arm, and the sword at the side. These Toilettes are no longer made … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 13e Cahier, 1ere Planche
Cabinet des Modes, 12e Cahier, 3e Planche
May 1, 1786 PLATE III. WE say nothing of the rapidity with which shoe Buckles for men have succeeded each other, and of the infinite quantity which reigns together. Women could reproach Men for changing them as they change their caps and hats. But this rapid and successive variety produces an advantage for commerce which … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 12e Cahier, 3e Planche
Cabinet des Modes, 12e Cahier, 2e Planche
May 1, 1786 PLATE II. "Flee, go away; you are not far enough. I am, you say, under the other Tropic; pass under the Pole and into the other Hemisphere; climb to the stars, if you can. - Here I am. - Very good, you are secure: I discover on the earth a greedy, insatiable, … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 12e Cahier, 2e Planche
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