Fashion in Paris; the various phases of feminine taste and aesthetics from 1797 to 1897 (1898)
Uzanne, Octave, 1852-1931, Loyd, Mary Sophia Hely-Hutchinson, 1853-1936, Courboin, François, 1865-1926 · London, W. Heinemann · leaf 285
PRINKING BEFORE THE BALL(i 858). 08 UNDER THE SECOND EMPIRE I2( … the wild-looking heads of hair, on which tiny velvet caps, or bonnetswith flying strings, were perched, without a chance of covering them,the hideousness of the materials in vogue, the screamingvulgarity of the colours, the thick stripes and heavy trim-mings of all fashionable attire, will be able…
Fashion · Costume
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