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Woman in white dress ornamented with pink bouffantsWoman holding sheet music in white dress ornamented with pink bouffants, black crepe and lace bonnet, pink corsage and fichu, black velvet belt. Handcoloured lithograph by A
Woman in suit of white velvet decorated with otterWoman in suit and hat of white velvet decorated with otter fur and trim. Tailleur de velours blanc frappe garni de loutre et de passementerie
Woman at racetrack in dress with striped pekine taffeta tunic. Robe a tunique de taffetas pekine. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by H
Girl in pale blue outfit with black borders, large hat, holding a rosebud. Robe de fillette. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)
Woman in crimson dress with frills, ermine shawl. Robe a volants, Parure d hermine. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Jan van Brock from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des
Woman in black satin sheath dress, black silk hat. Fourreau de satin noir ouvert sur interieur de linon blanc plisse, chapeau en peau de soie noire avec garniture blanche
Bystander cover - Marchioness of HeadfortThe Marchioness of Headfort, formerly known to playgoers as Miss Rose (Rosie) Boote of the Gaiety Theatre, London. She married the Marquess in April 1901, and her son became the Earl of Bective
Little Women - Jo and Fritz reunited under an umbrellaLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott - Jo and Fritz (Professor Bhaer) reunited under an umbrella. 1880
The dancer Helene Saxova, London, 1922The dancer Helene Saxova, one of the members of Pavlovas tour wearing a fashionable Spanish shawl, London, 1922 Date: 1922
Costumes of the people of Manila, Philippines, circa 1800Costumes of the people of Manila, Philippines. Man and woman in striped bandana and shawl. Illustration by Gaspard Duche de Vancy from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage
Costumes of the common native people of Concepcion, Chile. The man in a poncho and hat, the woman in shawl and skirt with petticoats
Spanish commandant and a woman of Concepcion, Chile, in full skirts with petticoats, plaited hair and shawl. Illustration by Gaspard Duche de Vancy from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage
Man of Timor in cotton shawl and skirt, holding a kris dagger. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R
Two merveilleuses with a fortune tellerTheir credulity is her only science. A fortune teller reads the cards for two credulous merveilleuses in shawls and turbans
Mother playing with daughters in a gardenA young mother dandles a girl on her foot, while her other child drops her toys to beg for a cuddle. A glance at these engravings is enough to see what one can say about this subject
Scene from La Marchande des ModesScene from Etienne Jouys 1808 play La Marchande des Modes, a parody of La Vestale (his own opera from 1807 with music by Spontini)
New Years GiftsA boy in dragoon uniform scrabbles for sweets under his fathers legs, while a baby plays with a puppet on his mothers lap. A black servant boy prays for a gift at left
Shop girls preparing for bed. Wearing turbans, shawls and lowcut cotton nightshifts, four shopgirls relax before bed. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Shop girls dressing in the morning. Four shop girls dressing, fixing their hair in front of mirror, adjusting their stockings, playing with a cat. These little workers show such ingenious coquetry
Millinery shop workers. Women in lowcut muslin dresses trying on hats, holding a hat box, fixing feathers to a headdress and reading a notebook at the counter
Fabric shop workers. Women in muslin dresses, bonnets and shawls embroidering, sewing, cutting cloth and wrapping bolts of fabric
Three graces of the Ballet of **. Elegant ballet dancers in costume (one in turban and shawl, one with tambourine and dress decorated with flowers)
The problem with Capote bonnets: two womens deep-brimmed bonnets collide as they greet each other, while fashionable men watch
The bored women of Longchamp racetrack. Three fashionable bored women sit among a mountain of chairs as a maid clears them away
Miss Pastel and her motherMiss Pastel followed by her mother. A young beauty art student carries brushes, palette and canvas, while her mother in bonnet, shawl and gloves carries a heavy easel and stool
Three Parisian graces, circa 1800. Three unattractive maids wear the latest Paris fashions. Its certainly true that in fashion a servile herd of imitators abounds
Woman on a chaise longue looking at a new hatWoman on a chaise longue in fringed shawl admiring a new hat held by her milliner, while a maid holds a bottle of perfume. The best remedy, or the Longchamp hat
French and English women in similar fashionsMutual borrowing of fashions between French and English women, early 19th century. Both wear identical style bonnets, frilled dresses, shawls and spencer jackets
Three girls in mid-calf length dresses and pantalons dancing with a shawl. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Woman in a shop choosing a new dress, early 19th centuryWoman in a shop trying to decide which dress matches her new hat. A shopgirl holds a dress trimmed with flowers, and another with gauze frill
The roller coaster at Belleville, 1812The roller coaster at Belleville with its five cars riding a distance of 600 feet in 9 or 10 seconds. A fashionable woman in plumed bonnet, shawl and parasol watches from the terrace
Roller coaster at the Barriere du Roule, ParisRoller coaster at the Barriere du Roule (Place de Ternes, Paris). Fashionable women in bonnets and shawls riding cars down the rollercoaster
Street entertainer balancing on his head on a table. Accompanied by a fiddler and a young boy dancing a jig. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Bride examining the contents of her marriage basket. Her bridesmaids show her lace, jewelry, diaments and finery. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Street performer drumming with a violinistDrummer performing tricks with drumsticks while beating a drum, accompanied by a violinist. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Fashionable women in decollete dresses playing hide and seekFashionable women in decollete dresses playing the game of hide and seek in a garden. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Caricature of English costumes, circa 1815. Men with flowerpot hats, long coats and trousers worn over boots, women in shawls with tassles
Three fashionable women in bonnets with tall floral displays, holding a green shawl to form a living fruit basket. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Fashionable people playing the Bridge of LoveFashionable people playing the parlour game of Bridge of Love. For this forfeit, the man kneels on the floor and the lady who nominated him sits on his back
Fashionable people playing the Capucine kissing game. The players must sit back to back with their arms entwined and endeavor to give each other a kiss on the lips by their contortions
Woman of the Chausee-d Antin in the Chinese fashionWoman from the Chaussee-d Antin in the Chinese fashion. She wears a tall bonnet with flowers and ribbons over her piled up hairstyle a la Chinoise, ruff collar, tunic with bells, shawl tied in a bow
Woman in dress with spiral sleeves, ruffs and flouncesWoman with spiral sleeves, profuse ruffs and flounces, kerchief key-holder. When one talks of flounces, refer back to the reign of Louis XV, and look at the portrait of your grandmother
Woman wearing headdress and dress featuring extravagent pleating and flouncing. Pleated collars, flounces (falbalas) and ruffs (chicories), have never been more in fashion than today
Fashionable people playing the parlour gameFashionable men and women playing the parlour game called the Statue. When one is condemned to be the statue, she is placed in the centre of the room
Fashionable people playing the memory game of the gentle knight. Players who have made errors have to wear paper horns in their hair. At the beginning, everyone is a gentle knight
Fashionable people playing the game of the candlestick baseFashionable people playing the parlour game of the candlestick base. For a forfeit, one fool kisses a candlestick base which drips hot wax on a woman on a sofa
Fashionable people playing the game of Guess the KisserFashionable people at a party play the game of Guess the kisser, a parlour game where a blindfolded girl has to guess who is kissing her on the cheek
The informal umbrella. A gentleman grabs the hand of a young lady and kisses her, while using his umbrella to prevent her aunt and chaperone from seeing it