Winter stroll in the Luxembourg gardens (1830) A Courboin, François 1865-1926 illustrator color wood engravings 1898 1 colored plate ; 10 x 15 cm. The woman in this skirt falls slightly above the ankle. Her shoes are 'cothurnes' or very thin shoes with leather ribbons laced around the ankles. She has very wide sleeves, cut from circular patterns, en 'béret.' Her waist appears very small as the corset became very popular around this time. Also, her hat is enormous and decorated elaborately with feathers and ribbons. Abstract sources: Ruppert, Jacques. Le Costume Français. Paris : Flammarion, 1996., Boucher, François. 20,000 Years of Fashion. New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1967. Fashion France Paris Jardin du Luxembourg (Paris, France) ArtPrintsArtFashion1815-1830 (The Restoration)1-SIZE GT887 .U8 1898 1150467072670283 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 40 Paris Capital of the 19th Century 6 http://dl.lib.brown.edu/paris No Copyright - United StatesCollection is open for research.