Paris fashions for May, 1869. 'Fig. 1. Toilette de Promenade. Robe of fine grey deep flounce surmounted by a ruche in the back of the mantle a large bow is fixed. Chapeau of white tulle roses upon puffs of 2. Dinner or evening dress The under a deep pinked flounce, surmounted by a double ruche pinked to correspond. The upper [is] trimmed at the bottom and the sides with pinked flounces and corsage is satin sash with large bow and long biassed ends completes the 3. Dinn
Paris fashions for May, 1869. 'Fig. 1. Toilette de Promenade. Robe of fine grey deep flounce surmounted by a ruche in the back of the mantle a large bow is fixed. Chapeau of white tulle roses upon puffs of 2. Dinner or evening dress The under a deep pinked flounce, surmounted by a double ruche pinked to correspond. The upper [is] trimmed at the bottom and the sides with pinked flounces and corsage is satin sash with large bow and long biassed ends completes the 3. Dinner dress of blue seven small gathered of Easter daisies. Fig. 4. Toilette de of tulle with a tall diadéme of lace bavolet falls over the chignon. Fig. 5. Toilette de Promenade. Robe of vert-vert poult de soie, with short train. Casaque of black faye, the lace-trimmed skirts of which up behind under a long fan-shaped lappel of black lace, that hangs from the deep black lace collar, and is slightly gathered in here and there by satin bows. The sleeves, which are looser than usual, are trimmed with deep lace cuffs. Chapeau of crepe, trimmed with variegated white and red pinks'. From "Illustrated London News", 1869.
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