Journal des Dames et des Modes, Parisian Costume, 16 October 1798, Year 7, (68.): Helmet-Shaped Coiffure (...)

Woman, sitting on a chair, seen from the back, looking through a telescope at an air balloon. On her head a 'Cornette' shaped like a 'Casque', decorated with ribbons in various shades. She wears a dress with short sleeves, decorated with Etruscan embroidery. Accessories: telescope, long gloves, flat shoe with a pointed toe. In the sky an air balloon, from which a red, white, and blue flag protrudes. According to the caption, this depiction was drawn from life in the 'Jardin d'Italie'. The print is part of the fashion magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes, published by Sellèque, Paris, 1797-1839.