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

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

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

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

March 15, 1786 PLATE III. After having seized on the entirety of a Table decoration, the eyes occupy themselves with the details, and taking them piece by piece, in examining their execution. Each Guest praises or critiques its work, and more or less flatters the pride of the sumptuous Host. It seems to us, therefore, … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 9e Cahier, 3e Planche