[xvi], 74, [6] pp. An illustrated history of women's fashion from the mid-19th century through the 1920s, written by The House of Worth, a prominent French fashion house that specialized in haute couture. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Ads for fashion and beauty products precede and follow text. Contents include: The House of Worth; Early Fashions; The Days of the Crinoline; Late Victorian Fashions; Early 20th Century Fashions; The Advent of Modern Fashion; Fashion To-Day; Fashion in Coiffure; Articles of Use and Adornment; Epilogue.
