3-085-706 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Ladies' Page: a grey cloth gown, braided with black, 1898. 'Lately an unknown but charmingly frank correspondent wrote plaintively for suggestions in such colours as "a muddy-complexioned woman might wear." I first prescribed bicycling, next frequent face massage, and after that a course of well-made black and white frocks, and still more black and white varied by occasional and very judicious grey. She has since reported herself an exceedingly good-looking-woman, and wishes to erect me a statue. I am therefore emboldened to give the prescription to all drab-coloured persons whom it may concern'. Sybil. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.