American uniforms in the Revolutionary War.
American uniforms in the Revolutionary War.
Category: 1783
The United States of America after the Treaty of 1783.
The United States of America after the Treaty of 1783. The Treaty of Paris, which was signed on September 3, 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War between the Kingdom… Read More
The Sultan Saladin and his Sister Sittah.
The Sultan Saladin and his Sister Sittah. Saladin and his sister Sittah, have played chess. Sittah has won. Al Hafi, Saladin’s treasurer, enters.
Fashion in the Reign of Louis XVI. 1780 to 1789. Modes de Paris.
Peasant dress is universal – “Fashion “à la Marlborough”- Caps – Bonnets – Mdlles. Fredin and Quentin – Ruches – Low bodices; “postiches” – Costume of Contat · Suzanne – Fashions “à la Figaro” – Literature and politics signified in dress; the Princess de Monaco’s pouf – Pouf “à la circonstance;” the “inoculation” pouf – The “innocence made manifest” caraco – The “harpy “costume – Coats, cravats, and waistcoats, Sailor jackets and” pierrots” – Déshabilles; “the lying fichu” – Etiquette in dress Seasonable costumes – The queen’s card·table – State of trade in Paris, circa 1787 – “Pinceauteuses,” or female colorers.
