Little patriots Year VIII (1800) Courboin, François 1865-1926 illustrator Color wood engravings enk London Heinemann, William 1898 1 colored plate ; 10 x 15 cm. This colored plate depicts a woman surrounded by 3 little boys. She is wearing a typical, white empire-waist dress, probably made from muslin. She is wearing a 'Spencer jacket,' which is an overcoat without tails popularized in England by Earl Spencer. The children look comfortably dressed in 'skeleton suits.' Departing from Rousseau's theories of education, children's fashions swung towards clothes more conducive to play and specific fashions for children were innovated. 1-SIZE GT887 .U8 1898 1145808030286420 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 13 Fashion France Paris Women France Paris Children France Paris ArtPrintsSocial LifeClassesSocial LifeGender studiesArtFashion1792-1804 (The First Republic) Paris Capital of the 19th Century 6 http://dl.lib.brown.edu/paris Fashion In Paris: the Various Phases of Feminine Taste and Aesthetics 1797-1897 No Copyright - United StatesCollection is open for research.