Two women are depicted just outside a concert room. In the room, a man plays the piano while another man sings. The visible audience is entirely female. Draped on the back of the chair closest to the door is an ermine fur garment. The woman on the...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Feathers; Lace and lace making; Necklaces; Fans; Bracelets; Bows (Ribbon work); Chairs
A woman is depicted standing next to a column and a red and gold chair. Her hair is pulled back softly from a center part, and dressed with white plumes and white lace. Her pink dress is off the shoulder and short sleeved. The bodice has a pointed...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Lace and lace making; Ribbons; Stripes
Two women are depicted standing at a balustrade overlooking a harbor with many large ships. The woman on the right stands facing away. She wears a white bonnet with a ruffle and pink flowers on either side. Her dress is vivid light blue with a wide...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Ribbons; Bows (Ribbon work); Fans; Necklaces; Jewelry-Religious aspects; Hats; Flowers; Stripes; Lace and lace making; Shawls
Two women are depicted outside. The woman on the left wears her hair up and decorated with black ribbon. Her white dress has small black polka dots and has a v-neck and wide lapels. She has long full sleeves with black bows at the wrists. At her...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Shawls; Flowers; Ribbons; Lace and lace making; Veils; Handkerchiefs
Two women and a girl are depicted in a room. The woman on the left inspects herself in the mirror on the wall. She wears a black bonnet with rose pink ribbon. Her dress is mint green with a white collar. She is wrapped in a light blue shawl with a...
Two women and a girl stand in a well-appointed French parlor during France's Second Empire period. The woman in the center wears a blue dress with a three-tiered skirt and three-quarter sleeves. The dress is accented with bands and square motifs of...
A bride, a second woman, and a little girl prepare for an autumn wedding as they model their French fashions for the October, 1866 edition of Moniteur de la Mode. The bride wears a white gown with a very full bell skirt. The bodice has a vertical...
Three women and a child model their summer fashions for the July issue of Moniteur de la Mode. The woman on the left wears clothing that suggests she is a servant of the woman at center, and indeed she holds the child as well as a paddle that...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Jackets; Riding habit; Shawls; Stripes
Two women stand side by side under a striped blue and brown pavilion with tassels. A castle or chateau is visible on a hill in the distance. The woman on the left wears a white bonnet with feathers and a gray dress with narrow blue stripes, with a...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Ribbons; Gloves; Veils; Lace and lace making; Wedding costume; Bodices; Flowers
Two women are depicted in the minister's chambers in a church. On the far left, sitting behind a desk, is the minister holding the church register for the witness and bride to sign. He is dressed in black and has white hair and wears round...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Ribbons; Stripes; Flowers
Two women are depicted in a parlor. The woman on the left wears a dark gray bonnet with orange ribbon. Her dress is black with a gray crenelation pattern around the edges, outlined in orange. Her dress has long lantern sleeves and a double layer of...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Ribbons; Cloaks; Lace and lace making; Stripes; Riding habit; Buttons; Feathers; Gloves; Flowers
Two women are depicted outside. The woman on the left wears a blue bonnet with matching ribbon. Her dress is light gray with long sleeves and a graduated diamond and stripe pattern at the hem, and diamonds on the lower part of the sleeves. Over...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Lace and lace making; Tassels; Handkerchiefs; Hats; Coats
Two women are standing outside on a terrace overlooking the countryside. The woman on the left wears her hair pulled back in waves with a black lace cap. Her white dress has a narrow white lace collar, long sleeves and a pointed waistline. Her...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Wedding costume; Veils; Lace and lace making; Flowers; Buttons; Hats; Handkerchiefs
Two women are depicted in a salon. Behind them is an ornate carved wooden sideboard with a decorative vase and a plate on the top. The woman on the left wears a wedding dress. Her hem length veil is fastened at the top of her head with flowers....
Women's clothing; Girls' clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Lace and lace making; Veils; Books; Jewelry-Religious aspects; Belts (Clothing); Stripes; Ribbons; Shawls; Buttons; Flowers
A woman and young girl stand in a parlor. The young girl on the left wears a Communion dress. Her white veil covers her face. Her dress is white with a jewel neckline, long narrow sleeves, and buttons down her bodice. She wears a white belt around...
In this illustration of a Catholic family, a mother prepares her daughter for her First Communion while the girl's brother stands nearby. With one hand on a prie-dieu and the other holding her prayer book, the girl wears a white full skirted dress,...
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 wearing a light turquoise blue suit with dress with rose pink accents. In the top right hand corner of the picture is a depiction of the back of the suit. The jacket has long tight sleeves with some fullness at the shoulder, and the...
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...
