Edition |
5th ed |
Description |
1 online resource (293 pages). |
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New Orleans Mardi Gras anthology |
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New Orleans Mardi Gras anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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Note |
Date of publication from preface |
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"The fourth edition ... being exhausted, we have made arrangements for the publication of the fifth edition with such corrections as experience dictates, and a very large addition to the number of characters detailed"--Preface |
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Publishers' advertisements: p. [2], first group, and p. [1]-[2] at end |
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Sixteen chromolithographic plates and 16 sepia plates of contemporary and historical fashions |
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Original document: Book. |
Summary |
Published in the late 19th century, this illustrated collection of fancy dress ideas includes descriptions of dress themes such asâ„“"Cinderella," "Fish Girl," "Hero," "Hornet," "Italian Peasant," "Magpie," "Music," "Normandy," "Witch," "Goblin" and others. While not published specifically for Mardi Gras revelers, books such as these might have been consulted by dressmakers preparing for the various balls of the Carnival season. |
Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
Subject |
Costume.
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Clothing and dress.
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Genre/Form |
Costume prints -- England -- 19th century.
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Chromolithographs -- England -- 19th century.
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Publishers' advertisements -- England -- 19th century.
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Advertisements -- England -- 19th century.
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Added Title |
What to wear at fancy balls |
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