Paris fashions for May, 1870. '1. Walking Dress. cherry-coloured poult-de-soie, trimmed with five flounces and narrow bands of tunic is bordered with a small ruche and a narrow band of jacket or paletot is trimmed with a ruche surmounted by a velvet sleeves are bonnet is the chapeau Montespan, made of very fine straw, bordered with ribbon and a lace ruche. A bow is worn on the right-hand at the top is a bunch of small ostrich feathers fastened by a lace Morning skirt is trimmed at the botto
Paris fashions for May, 1870. '1. Walking Dress. cherry-coloured poult-de-soie, trimmed with five flounces and narrow bands of tunic is bordered with a small ruche and a narrow band of jacket or paletot is trimmed with a ruche surmounted by a velvet sleeves are bonnet is the chapeau Montespan, made of very fine straw, bordered with ribbon and a lace ruche. A bow is worn on the right-hand at the top is a bunch of small ostrich feathers fastened by a lace Morning skirt is trimmed at the bottom by a deep chapeau is made of pieces of blue velvet cut into the shape of strings are of Chinese crape, fastened behind the ear by a blue velvet Afternoon Toilette, in light brown bordered with black Chantilly sleeves are coiffure is composed of a lilac cap in poult-de-soie trimmed with Carriage Dress. The made of white satin with a broad blue sleeves, which are cut open to the elbow, are also trimmed with fringe. The bonnet worn with this toilette is the chapeau Zerline, in white straw, the brim being turned up behind'. From "Illustrated London News", 1870.
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