Les chapeaux des dames - colored lithographs from La Modiste universelle, 1882-1899

 

For some reason this plate is almost entirely lacking text.

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Founded in 1876, La Modiste universelle was a large-size illustrated women's fashion magazine - printed on quality paper and colored in watercolor - which offered four original hat designs each month. The periodical belonged to the Société des Journals de Mode which grouped together publications such as Le Moniteur de la mode and La France elegante, and benefited from an international distribution network.