This magazine spent over a month wandering around in the postal system after I bought it on eBay! However it made its way to me at last - and included the delightful plate I've scanned here. It depicts a selection of fashions from the early 1870s, the main features of which are high waistlines, bulky skirts supported at the rear by bustles and an abundance of frills. All in all dresses in this plate look rather overwhelming, and the women of the era who wore these fashions must have looked more like bundles of material than actual human beings! Sleeker and more sinuous outfits became fashionable later in the decade.
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