A woman in a ball gown stands at the bottom of a flight of carpeted stairs. She is wearing a pink dress with a long train. An embroidered or beaded floral pattern ornaments the center front near the hem. The bodice of the dress has a neckline...
A woman is wearing a light blue-green dress with yellow designs and yellow ruched trimming. The dress has a high neck with a white frill and short puffed sleeves with white frills under the ruffled edges. The bodice has a curved yoke, extending the...
A woman dressed for a ball stands in front of a curtain, pulling it back slightly with her left hand. She is wearing a green and pink dress with short puffed sleeves. The bodice is green with a low square neck, edged with pink ruching. The waist...
A woman is wearing a light turquoise blue and rose pink dress. The skirt of the dress is gored in diagonal sections of blue and pink stripes to create alternating zigzags across the skirt. On the front seam are flowers on the pink stripes and dots...
Two women dresses for riding, one on horseback, are joined by the nanny bringing a child to meet them. The woman on the left rides side-saddle on a brown horse whose bridle is adorned with a pink tassel and whose mane is braided with a pink bow. A...
Women's clothing; Dresses; Gloves; Sleeves; Lace and lace making; Bracelets
A woman in a lavender and purple leaf-patterned brocade dress with leg o' mutton sleeves. She descends a staircase to display the long train. The dress has purple velvet upper sleeves which are very wide, and have gold trim with rosettes at the...
A woman standing on a terrace is wearing a tan dress with a flower pattern, lace frills, and leg o' mutton sleeves. The fabric is patterned with white daisies with black centers. Her sleeves have white lace ruffles at the elbows and wrists, and...
Hats; Parasols; Dresses; Women's clothing; Gloves; Lace and lace making
A woman is wearing a gold dress decorated with bands of white lace with scalloped edges. In the right hand corner of the page is a view of the back of her dress. The sleeves of the dress are long and snugly fitted. At the wrists they are trimmed...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Stripes; Shawls; Lace and lace making; Parasols; Feathers
Two women are depicted standing in a garden, with trees and a tall stone building in the background. The woman on the left wears a white ruched bonnet with pink flowers. Her dress is a light pink with long sleeves. There are narrow black vertical...
Color in clothing; Girls' clothing; Women's clothing; Boys' clothing; Men's clothing; Dresses; Ribbons; Stripes; Pants; Boots; Jackets; Vests; Chairs
A mother and father are sitting in a parlor, teaching their children music and art. The blond little girl plays the piano. She wears a white dress with short sleeves that is gathered in at the waist. Her hair is in loose shoulder-length curls. Her...
Two women stand on a balcony looking out onto the city. The woman on the left is in a maroon long-sleeved dress with full leg o' mutton sleeves and a lace collar. The upper sleeves, lapels, and sash are of deep maroon velvet and bands of trim with...
Two women are standing in an elegant room. The woman on the left is in a high-collared light olive green dress with small leg o' mutton sleeves. Her dress has black floral pattern bands across the skirt in diagonals. The same black pattern forms...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Bows (Ribbon work); Fans; Hats; Books; Flowers; Lace and lace making; Handkerchiefs
Five women are depicted outside. The woman on the left wears a purple bow in her hair that matches the color of her dress. Her dress has a white collar and long sleeves. There are rows of ruffles along her bodice and down her skirt. She also has a...
Five women are standing in a parlor with drapes and potted plants behind them. The woman on the left is holding a drawing in her hand and faces away from the viewer. She is wearing a purple velvet dress with a ribbon encircling the neck with a bow...
Five women are standing out of doors. Behind them are trees and houses. The woman on the left is wearing a deep green velvet jacket over a yellow dress. The jacket has long straight sleeves with a slight fullness at the shoulder. The jacket has...
Two women stand in a park. The woman on the left is in a red dress with black accents and very full puffed sleeves. Her bodice front has tiers of black pleats and white lace ruffles. Her black collar has bows or puffs at the side. The sleeves have...
Flowers; Sleeves; Shrubs; Bows (Ribbon work); Hats; Parasols; Lace and lace making
A woman is standing in a garden holding a bouquet of yellow and red flowers. She wears a lavender dress with yellow trimming. The sleeves are three tiers of gathers creating full puffed sleeves with gathered lace epaulettes. The bodice is high...
A woman is leaning against a wall wearing a mauve dress with a bolero style bodice over a yellow blouse. The sleeves are tight and end with three pointed layers at the wrists. At the shoulders are three gathered ruffles. The bodice is formed of...
Dresses; Hats; Women's clothing; Lace and lace making; Collars
A woman is wearing a light green, high-collared, long-sleeved dress. A smaller back view of the same dress is pictured in the upper right corner of the plate. The sleeves are pleated at the shoulders to create puffed upper sleeves, and the lower...
A woman is standing in a room wearing a long-sleeved deep maroon dress. The bodice is of velvet, crossed over at the front. At the front there are black satin ribbons crossing above the bust creating a yoke. From the lower edge of the ribbon are...
