Young girl from Villers-Bocage. A new and very coquettish way to fix the tails of the bonnet.

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Young girl from Villers-Bocage. A new and very coquettish way to fix the tails of the bonnet. The girls of Villers-Bocage are famed for their beauty as this figure proves. Hand-colored fashion plate illustration by Lante engraved by Gatine from Louis-Marie Lante's "Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux," 1827/1885. With their tall Alsation lace hats, the women of Caux and Normandy were famous for the elegance and style.

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