2-888-075 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Paris Fashions for August - Opera Dress, 1850. 'Sleeves with rows of lace (pointe d'Alençon), adorned with five rows of the same lace, lying flat, and adorned on each side with a bow of ribbons of the same colour as the dress; again, on the front part of the body are two triple knots of ribbons, gradually decreasing. The robe is of Italian taffeta; the pattern of the sleeve is engageante, to correspond with the low gown; an embroidered muslin, with two rows of lace'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.