Full dress of the Court Ball, with sleeves à la Gabrielle etc.* "February 27, 1785. - The queen declared: "That in the month of November she would be thirty years old; that nobody in all likelihood could avoid it; that her project was to remove from her parure the parts which could only be fitting for … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 1er Cahier de Grandes Robes d'Etiquette, 2e Figure
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Galerie des Modes, 1er Cahier de Grandes Robes d'Etiquette, 1ere Figure
Robe de Cour pulled up on the right side with a ribbon bow, and decorated with garlands; the left side falls in the usual way: it is trimmed and decorated with pearls and laurels.* "One could venture, without fear of being contradicted, that it is hardly in practice today for Women to wear gowns of … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 1er Cahier de Grandes Robes d'Etiquette, 1ere Figure
Galerie des Modes, 37e Cahier, 2e Figure
Grand Court Mourning, full pleureuse and cravat, wool stockings, épée and black buckles, crêpe on the Hat and the épée. (1781) This plate is from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 44.1520. A pleureuse is a strip of white cloth worn on the sleeve to signify mourning.
Galerie des Modes, 37e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Full Court mourning, adjusted, with tied Coiffure. According to etiquette the gown is of Raz de S. Maur, trimmed with Gauze in drapery tied with ribbons on a ground of bouillonné crêpe. (1781) This plate is from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 44.1519. According to Louis Harmouth's Dictionary of Textiles (1920):
Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 6e Figure
Duchess occupying one of the first places in the Queen's household. She is dressed in un habit de Cour on the Grand panier. The front of the Petticoat is trimmed with Gauze, Blonde, and Festoons of flowers attached at intervals with bows of Ribbons, from which hang tassels. (1781) "The court dress or grand habit … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 36e Cahier, 6e Figure
Mimic of Modes 