Fales, Jane. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago [etc.] C. Scribner's sons · leaf 64
4(> Dressmaking … Fashions of the Second Empire ulated them. At firstthey were held out bystiffened underpetti-coats, but the increase insize of the skirt broughtabout naturally, if slow-ly, a revival of the wear-ing of crinoline or hoops.About 1854 crinolines,horsehair, and wirehoops were all used. Ingeneral shape…
Dressmaking · Costume · Textile industry and fabrics
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