Sunday, November 13, 2011

The fashions are . . .

. . . opening in New York.  Bonnets are closer at the side, higher in front, and the cape is smaller.  The gored skirt is still worn, and Zouave jackets are in favor.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Friday Morning, April 4, 1862, p. 2

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