April 1, 1786 ONE of the greatest Philosophers of the era of Louis XIV, said, "I do not know why one rebukes a Fashion which, dividing men's height into two equal parts, takes a whole part for the bust, and leaves the other for the rest of the body." (Surely the three and a half … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 10e Cahier, 1ere Planche
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Cabinet des Modes, 9e 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
Cabinet des Modes, 9e Cahier, 2e Planche
March 15, 1786 PLATE II. Fashion, which, in a Kingdom where the Arts are cultivated with much success, takes over all Crafts, and enslaves them to its laws, gives shape to the Furniture of our Apartments, as to the Coats that decorate us. It corrects them when they are vicious, changes them when they are … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 9e Cahier, 2e Planche
Cabinet des Modes, 9e Cahier, 1ere Planche
March 15, 1786 WE believe that the majority of our Subscribers would not be entirely indifferent, to learning what could give rise to this or that Fashion that we announce to them. We commit ourselves very willingly to publishing it, when we can do it without indiscretion. But very-often a Fashion only was birthed in … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 9e Cahier, 1ere Planche
Cabinet des Modes, 8e Cahier, 3e Planche
As we have just received from Montendre, in Saintonge, a Letter by one of our Subscribers, and that the extent of this Book does not permit us today of longer details, we will not extend ourselves here on more than an agreeable and satisfying glance that can give a Table set with its diverse decorations; … Continue reading Cabinet des Modes, 8e Cahier, 3e Planche
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