Autumn suit for walking
1870 - 1875 Paris.
Fashionable cashmere outfit "visite". Soft lightweight fabric with a silk sheen. Produced in the state of Kashmir, India, from the down of mountain goats. The edge of the cape is trimmed with wide velvet chenille. The skirt is made of pu-de-sua (smooth dense silk without shine), peach color. On the bottom there are three rows of shikore frills (a thick frill in shape resembling a lettuce variety of chicory). Straw hat decorated with bird of paradise feathers.










