2-914-018 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Paris Fashions for December, 1854. 'White striped velvet bonnets, trimmed with blonde; a folded plume; the upper part of the head ornamented with blue flowers. Mantelet en peau d'agneau grey, with bands of black velvet, sleeves of Marte Zibeline; Robe de velours a pentes, blue ground, with black velvet flowers. Boots with the toes of varnished leather, and the upper part of kid, buttoned over the instep. Bonnet en gros de tour, violet, with the under part white; mantelet of black velvet, trimmed with marten fur. Robe de reps, with large patterns in satin lines, colour on colour. Muslin sleeves, fastened at the wrists with a manchette turned back, and worked at the edge. The collar is disposed in the same way, and the shape of the body of the robe mounted very high and fastened exactly at the neck. The basques are still worn'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.