Fales, Jane. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago [etc.] C. Scribner's sons · leaf 50
f the underdress was plain.The Louis XV costume is considered by many as at itsbest from 1750 to 1770, when fashion was chiefly guided byMme. Pompadour, the favorite of the king. At this periodmany charming costumes were made in the flowered silkswhich bear her name. Much decoration was used, but… … Watteau costume of iSth century out the entire periodthe paniers had beensteadily increasing insize, until at the end ofthe reign of Louis XV(1774) skirts were oftensix feet wide, from rightto left, and eighteen feetin circumference. Because many of thecostumes worn overthese large paniers…
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