Delights of the Malmaison A saunter through the park in 1804 The Courboin, François 1865-1926 illustrator Color wood engravings enk London Heinemann, William 1898 1 Colored Plate ; 10 x 15 cm. This plate depicts two women in the gardens of Malmaison, the château that was refurbished by Napoleon's first wife, Josephine. The château is located several miles outside of Paris. The woman dressed in green is wearing a more modern style of city dress or 'costume de ville' where her dress is shorter and does not train on the ground behind her. She is wearing a corsage froncé or gathered at the chest. The waist on the dress remains high but her sleeves are short and balloon out. The woman on the right wears a hat 'à la polonaise' with a square top as well as a Spencer jacket, modeled after the English style over her long, empire-waist dress. Ruppert, Jacques. Le Costume Français. Paris : Flammarion,1996. 1-SIZE GT887 .U8 1898 1145807800826473 Malmaison (Rueil-Malmaison, France) Fashion France ArtPrintsSocial LifeClassesSocial LifeEntertainmentSocial LifeGender studiesArtFashion1804-1815 (The First Empire) Fashion in Paris the various phases of feminine taste and aesthetics from 1797 to 1897 Uzanne, Octave 1852-1931 creator enk London William Heinemann 1898 Plate 20 Paris Capital of the 19th Century 6 http://dl.lib.brown.edu/paris Fashion in Paris: Various Phases of Feminine Taste and Aesthetic 1797-1897 No Copyright - United StatesCollection is open for research.