Title
Paris fashions for August, 1865. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Paris fashions for August, 1865. 'Fig. 1. Walking Dress. Plain slate-coloured foulard robe. Blue silk casaque open at the sides and trimmed round the edge and on the corsage with black passementerie. The small and simple bonnet is in blue crape, ruched, but without any other ornament. Fig. 2. Morning Dress. Nankeen-coloured taffeta robe, ornamented over the seams and round the bottom of the skirt with black silk pinked ruching; the corsage à basques is trimmed over the seams in a corresponding manner. Rice-chip bonnet, ornamented with black lace and ears of Indian corn. Fig. 3. Dress for the Seaside. The whole of this toilet is in very light grey muslin. The skirt is drawn up, and ornamented on each width by blue silk cording, finishing with tassels. The lower jupe, as well as the ample capucin scarf, are also trimmed with blue silk cording. Pale rose-coloured parasol, with carved wooden handle. Fig. 4. Dress for a Little Boy. All this costume is in grey jean, the long vest and the trousers being ornamented with stripes of red worsted. The double-pointed waistcoat is fastened with coral buttons. The cravat and the band round the black straw Derby hat are both in scarlet silk'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865.
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