Paris Fashions – Spring 1842

Two women, the left one facing away, and the right one sitting down. The woman on the left wears a white bonnet trimmed in pink with a pink ribbon rosette. She wears a pink dress and a green mantelet or short cape with three rows of white lace ruffles at the hem, a lace edged collar, and a folded center front fastened with small green clasps. She wears tan gloves and holds a white ruffle-edged handkerchief. The woman on the right wears a green bonnet with six small plumes down the side, a purple dress with ruched sleeves, and a white coat with a double cape with the hem and cape trimmed with two rows of netting or lace applique. She holds a lace edged handkerchief.

Credit: The Claremont Colleges