May 1, 1786 Essential notice to Messrs. Subscribers. The number of Books in this Journal, that several of Messrs. Subscribers of the Provinces have asked, as not having been received, and the very scrupulous exactitude with which expeditions have been made, oblige us to publish the following Notice. From now on each Book will be … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 12e Cahier, 1ere Planche
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Cabinet des Modes, 11e Cahier, 3e Planche
PLATE III. A silver Candlestick, with girandoles, with two arms; it is in the newest taste; it is extremely rich in chasing and engraving. This Candlestick is the work of M. Bouty, Merchant Silversmith, that we have already introduced. --- We must advise our Subscribers, before finishing, that the Ribbons au Diadème are already passé, and … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 11e Cahier, 3e Planche
Cabinet des Modes, 11e Cahier, 2e Planche
15 April 1786 Let us compare the times when our Queens themselves went out only in a litter or on horseback, with ours, when they are drawn about in well-enclosed and well-suspended carriages, and with well-bound springs; it will not be difficult to figure out which has the advantage. Only two coaches were counted under François … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 11e Cahier, 2e Planche
Cabinet des Modes, 11e Cahier, 1ere Planche
15 April 1786 Women's Coiffure has been, in all times, subject to revolutions, even in the times of the Greeks and Romans. Fashions changed then as now. In nineteen years, in the reign of Marcus Aurelius, his wife appeared with three hundred different coiffures: each one of these Fashion had its origin. Did they join … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 11e Cahier, 1ere Planche
Cabinet des Modes, 10e Cahier, 3e Planche
PLATE III. ONE of our Poets, to mark the fashion of Pendulum clocks, which reigned twenty-five years ago, said, in a Play, which has been thus played: One crowns with flowers the interpreter of time. On a little gilded copper pedestal, or a colorized tin one, were raised little cartels,* in the form of barrels, … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 10e Cahier, 3e Planche
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