Fales, Jane. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago [etc.] C. Scribner's sons · leaf 54
impler materials. The days of the Revolution (1789-1799) were difficult ones—times were hard, and inexpensivefabrics took the place of the silks and satins. Cotton,India prints, and lawn were used, and such simple materialsrequired rather simple making. Dresses were made some-what like chemises.… … Eccentric fashions of the Directory Costume 37 other cheap material and were held in with sashes whichhad long ends. Corsets and paniers had disappeared. This simplicity was followed, in the early days of theDirectory (i795-1799), by a sudden reaction. The Revo-lution, and particularly the Reign of…
Dressmaking · Costume · Textile industry and fabrics
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