2-995-790 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Paris Fashions for November, 1860. '1. The Lodi Cloak...of velvet, without any other trimming than a narrow ruching placed upon the interior edge. The sleeve, in two pieces, forms two points; to the bottom one a large tassel is attached. 2. Dress for an Evening Party. Robe of pink gaze de Chambéry, with five goffered flounces, which are placed round the dress in such a manner as that the ends of three of them are brought up on one side of the skirt, where they terminate graduatingly...These three pieces of flouncing finish with a large simple bow without ends. The corsage is round, with a plaited front, the sleeves (of tulle) having three rows of narrow goffering descending from the base of the shoulder. To the back of the waist is attached a bow, from which depend two streamers of silk ribbon of the same colour as the dress. The head-dress consists of a garland composed of tufts of flowers of different hues, the back hair being fastened by a gilt band. 3. The Chambéry Cloak. This cloak, very simple in its form, is composed of a light-coloured cloth bordered with a silk binding; the shoulder-straps are of passementerie. The manteau Chambéry fastens in front by means of three large buttons'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860.