Sujet
Ladies' Page: a tea-gown, 1898. Creator: Picador.
Légende
Ladies' Page: a tea-gown, 1898. 'Every modish frock is now more or less "vapoured" with gauze, mousseline, or chiffon, every sash flounced with one or other, every bodice composed or covered to match, and the "air severe" of satin or brocade unadorned is no longer considered to be adorned the most. Sashes have even arrived at being made altogether of these foregoing filmy fabrics, and are knotted loosely in front or at the sides, much augmented prettiness being given to the frock or tea-gown they adorn when fringed with jewels or embroidered, as are many of the latest Parisian devices...one new style, made of black mousseline over satin, is tied with pale green chiffon, wound twice round the waist, the ends of which are sewn with paste and emeralds of small size in a cross-barred design; tiny sleeves en suite, just composed of small pointed tabs of the pale green chiffon, edged with ruching of black, are similarly embroidered. Apropos, among the newest embroideries aluminium will be found well up in the list of latest events, as, though less glittering than silver, it is found to retain its brightness, and is, besides, so light as to be useable on the most delicate materials without weighing them down, as beads and sequins are apt to do'. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM26A15_091
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
11.7Mo (1.2Mo) / 13.7cm x 21.5cm / 1613 x 2544 (300dpi)