Title page plate. Gives a sampling of the different styles of women's dresses, hairstyles and accessories the reader will read about in detail throughout the …
The Empress Josephine Bonaparte relaxing in an elegant Tuileries salon, chatting with a courtier as her entourage of "coquettes" take turns playing the piano.
Several "coquettes of the First Empire" (1804-1815) look on as both foot-soldiers and mounted cavalry celebrate the instatement of Napoleon as the Emperor of France …
Conservative fashions under the Restoration. The women in the foreground wear dresses with long sleeves and high necklines, but two women in the background riding …
A typical summertime scene on the Boulevard de Gand during the July Monarchy (1830-1848): a fashionable couple makes their exit while other "femmes à la …