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 286
at the time. At that moment the Empress was wearing her hair turned up overher forehead, and this pretty style, which became her admirably, was soongenerally adopted by the fashionable world ; but in many cases, it shouldbe added, it was eminently and inevitably unbecoming. During the first years… … 1861 graceful manner with lace, flowers, velvet, ribbons, ruches, and butterflybows. There were endless shades of colour. One of the most soughtafter was a tint called teba, and there was a favouriteyellow known as aventurin. For full dress, manyladies wore pink or blue watered-silk gowns,…
Fashion · Costume
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