The young Zuma in a Redingote closed with Buttons à l'Anglaise and in a Cap à la Courvil. "When you see a fashion begin to overburden itself, you can say: its end approaches, and in a little while it will be destroyed. As we must not stop variety in fabrics, in colors, in the distribution … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 61e Cahier, 4e Figure
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Galerie des Modes, 61e Cahier, 3e Figure
Young Lady in a Winter Redingote and a Hat à la Genlis.* "In the current times, when the majority of minds are much less carried by the idea of pleasures, and when people hardly take any other leisures than reciprocating visits, our ladies dress more in robes parées or demi-négligés, than in caracos, jackets, or pierrots. … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 61e Cahier, 3e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 61e Cahier, 2e Figure
The tranquil Egle dreaming of the inclination of her heart. She is Dressed in a Fourreau à l'Enfant and Coiffed à la Flore. " ... The courtesans in the realm give the tone and are copied at will by other women, of some condition that they could be. Lais* going out to an orgy perceives that … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 61e Cahier, 2e Figure
Galerie des Modes, 61e Cahier, 1ere Figure
The young Elvire playing with her cat. She is Dressed in a galant Pierrot and Coiffed with a Hat à la d'Hericort. " ... We have asked ourselves a million times why a beautiful woman always had a pleasing air; why being used to seeing her never renders us indifferent; why the more we see … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 61e Cahier, 1ere Figure
Galerie des Modes, 60e Cahier, 6e Figure
The young amazon resting from the fatigues of the hunt. She is coiffed in a Hat surmounted by Plumes and Panaches; she is dressed in a Caraco with revers, with Sleeves à l'Anglaise. "Many women wear petticoats and long caracos of white Holland basin, or plain white muslin or white linen, trimmed entirely with effilé of … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 60e Cahier, 6e Figure
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