La Mode illustrée, no. 24, 15 juin 1873, Paris. Toilettes de Mme Bréant-Castel, 19 rue du 4, Septembre. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney
Description de toilettes:
Jupon de mousseline blanche, uni par devant, garni de bouillonnés disposés en diagonale sur tout le côté de derrière et la queue. Entre ces bouillonnés, çà et là, nœuds en ruban bleu turquoise. Le devant du jupon est garni de six volants plissés, disposés par séries de deux volants. Chaque deuxième volant est surmonté d'une torsade en ruban bleu turquoise disposé en torsade. Polonaise en même mousseline, disposée en pouff par derrière, ouverte par devant et se rattachant à chaque torsade du tablier par un nœud de même ruban. Les devants de la polonaise sont garnis d'un volant plissé surmonté d'un ruban bleu. Larges, rubans bleus sous le pouff. Grand nœud bleu fixé sur la polonaise et se rattachant à l'épaule du corsage décolleté.
Robe en faye vert-de-gris. Chaque lé forme un gros bouillonné perpendiculaire, lequel se résout en deux plis, depuis la hauteur du genou par devant, puis graduellement à une hauteur moins élevée pour le tour de la robe. Ruban et nœuds en faye de teinte plus foncée, placés sur le point de départ de ces plis. Mêmes rubans et nœuds sur le corsage ouvert en carré. Manche à gros plis ne dépassant pas le coude.
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White muslin petticoat, plain in front, trimmed with swirls arranged diagonally on the entire back side and the tail. Between these swirls, here and there, turquoise blue ribbon bows. The front of the petticoat is trimmed with six pleated flounces, arranged in sets of two flounces. Each second ruffle is topped with a twist in turquoise blue ribbon arranged in a twist. Polonaise in the same muslin, arranged in a pouff from behind, open in front and attached to each twist of the apron by a bow of the same ribbon. The fronts of the polonaise are trimmed with a pleated flounce topped with a blue ribbon. Wide, blue ribbons under the pouff. Large blue bow attached to the polonaise and attaching to the shoulder of the low-cut bodice.
Verdigris faye dress. Each length forms a large perpendicular swirl, which resolves into two folds, from knee height in front, then gradually to a lower height around the dress. Faye ribbon and bows of darker shade, placed on the starting point of these folds. Same ribbons and bows on the open square bodice. Large pleated sleeve not exceeding the elbow.
Cool Facts- The black-faced impala is the largest of the impala subspecies. When watching an animal documentary, you might think that impala are the joke of the African animal kingdom. Targeted by almost all predators from lions to cheetahs to crocodiles, these impala have beat the odds. Capable of leaping 3 meters directly into the air and up to 10 meters in a single stride while running, black-faced impala can run up to 90 kilometers per hour. Impala have a unique way to ward off predators if running does not work. They begin stotting. It appears as if the impala is bucking while running, and while it may be slower it also shows the impala’s strength to the predator as if saying “I’m fast and strong, don’t eat me.”
Rating- 12/10 (Can clear a one story house in one jump.)
Cato Greene was discharged from the U.S. Army on June 15, 1783.
Greene had been born in Africa, was enslaved in Rhode Island, and fought in the American Army to gain his freedom.
Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Series: Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service
File Unit: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File S-38753 for Cato Greene (or Green) (Colored) of Continental Troops from Rhode Island
Transcription:
[Printed document with blank spaces filled in by hand]
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the
United States of America.
[handwritten: Cato Greene, Soldier; Rhode Island; five years] THESE ARE TO CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Cato Greene, Soldier in the Rhode Island Regiment, having faithfully served the United States five years and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN AT HEAD-QUARTERS the
[handwritten] 15th June 1783
[signature] G. Washington
By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
Command,
[signature] J. Trumbull [word?]Jr
REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment, [handwritten] Rhode Island
[signature] JGreenman [printed] Adjutant.
THE above
has been honored with the BADGE OF MERIT for [handwritten] 5
It's that time of the year again when I give myself a gift. I wish I had this cake irl :'). Alice wants some cake too and those two fighting for no reason. Fun fact: Alan and Helene are not as close and usually fight a lot. I also included Devon since it's also his birthday and I knew I would draw him ever since he was introduced.
Journal des Dames et des Modes, Costumes Parisiens, 15 juin 1826, (2415): Chapeau de paille d'Italie orné d'aigrettes de plumes de coq et de rubans. Robe de batiste brodée en soie. Pèlerine d'organdi. Chapeau de paille d'Italie. Robe de cotpali. Pantalon de Perkale. Guêtres de prunelle. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
A woman helps a girl put on her hat. The girl wears a dress of 'cotpali' on long trousers (bloomers) of cotton percale. On the head a hat of 'paille d'Italie' with ribbons. Purple spats. The woman wears a cambric dress embroidered with silk. Pelerine of Organdy. On the head a hat of 'paille d'Italie' decorated with aigrets of rooster feathers and ribbons. The print is part of the fashion magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes, published by Pierre de la Mésangère, Paris, 1797-1839.