3-028-669 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Paris fashions for April, 1870. '1. Evening Toilette...jupe of...salmon-coloured faye, bordered at the bottom by a deep-plaited flounce, surmounted by a double ruche and crepe trimmings...The headdress consists of a white ostrich feather fastened to a narrow gold band. 2. Dinner Dress. The skirt, which is a queue, is in mauve-coloured poult-de-soie, trimmed at the bottom with two double ruches of the same material. The body is composed of a white silk waistcoat, cut pointed in front, and a paletot...bordered with two double ruches...A large double bow is worn behind...3. Afternoon Toilette. The jupe...is trimmed with three flounces...The train is...trimmed with two deep flounces surmounted by three narrow bands of satin...The sleeves, which are short and bellshaped, are trimmed in the middle with a bow, and the sash behind...A plaited chemisette trimmed with lace is worn with this toilette...4. Ball Dress. The skirt is in white tulle bouillonné divided horizontally into several divisions by bands of blue satin. The train is...bordered with a deep flounce in point d'Angleterre, and trimmed alternately at the top of the flounce with double bows of blue satin and bunches of roses...A bunch of small roses surrounded by lace is worn in the hair'. From "Illustrated London News, 1870.