Lady in a ball dress; the corsage and skirt held back with tassels; the corsage and side skirt of the same colour, but the underskirt of contrasting c

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Lady in a ball dress; the corsage and skirt held back with tassels; the corsage and side skirt of the same colour, but the underskirt of contrasting colour: the puffed sleeves ornamented with pearls, and the underskirt with flowers. All the decoration of light gauze and a large plumed coiffure. Image taken from Galerie des modes et costumes francais, dessines d'apres nature. 1778-1787. Reimpression accompagnee d'une preface parM. Paul Cornu. With a frontispiece. Originally published in Paris, 1911-14.

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