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Author Holt, Ardern.

Title Fancy dresses described : or, What to wear at fancy balls / by Ardern Holt.

Publication Info. London : Debenham & Freebody : Wyman & Sons, [1887]

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Edition 5th ed
Description 1 online resource (293 pages).
Series New Orleans Mardi Gras anthology
New Orleans Mardi Gras anthology.
BiblioBoard Core module.
Note Date of publication from preface
"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
Publishers' advertisements: p. [2], first group, and p. [1]-[2] at end
Sixteen chromolithographic plates and 16 sepia plates of contemporary and historical fashions
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.
Clothing and dress.
Genre/Form Costume prints -- England -- 19th century.
Chromolithographs -- England -- 19th century.
Publishers' advertisements -- England -- 19th century.
Advertisements -- England -- 19th century.
Added Title What to wear at fancy balls
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