A Manual of Politeness, Comprising the Principles of Etiquette, and Rules of Behaviour in Genteel Society, for Persons of Both Sexes, Philadelphia, 1842
(The top photo is a surtout, or frock overcoat.)
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A Manual of Politeness, Comprising the Principles of Etiquette, and Rules of Behaviour in Genteel Society, for Persons of Both Sexes, Philadelphia, 1842
(The top photo is a surtout, or frock overcoat.)
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Etiquette; or, A Guide to the Usages of Society, Count Alfred d'Orsay, 1843
Fashion: 1845 - 1870, Oakland Tribune, November 29, 1931