Paris fashions for December, 1865. 'No. 1. Dress of light blue striped taffeta, trimmed with ribbon of a darker shade and thread lace. The jacket has shoulder-knots and a short tail behind. The head-dress is in the style of the Empire, with little curls and a small wreath of muter flowers. No. 2. Lavender-colour dress, either in silk, linsey, or any other woollen material. The bonnet is the new form styled the Pamela, and is in green velvet, with curtain of tulle. At the upper part on one side is a little bird. Inside is a band of silver plait with rosette fixed upon the velvet. No. 3. Dress o
Paris fashions for December, 1865. 'No. 1. Dress of light blue striped taffeta, trimmed with ribbon of a darker shade and thread lace. The jacket has shoulder-knots and a short tail behind. The head-dress is in the style of the Empire, with little curls and a small wreath of muter flowers. No. 2. Lavender-colour dress, either in silk, linsey, or any other woollen material. The bonnet is the new form styled the Pamela, and is in green velvet, with curtain of tulle. At the upper part on one side is a little bird. Inside is a band of silver plait with rosette fixed upon the velvet. No. 3. Dress of puce-colour Pekin satin, with wide black stripes and a plaited flounce. Jacket Polonaise in black velvet trimmed with fur. Bonnet of black velvet bordered with puce-colour plush; strings of the same colour. No. 4. Dress of pale grey taffeta trimmed with black velvet, buttons, and black silk lace. The head-dress is extremely simple, the bandeaux being merely thrown back'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865.
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