I have this book and been working on getting it on my website for the past
two years. Even though some of the costumes are not period correct, they
are the costumes that people during this time wore to fancy dressed balls,
plays, etc. We have about half of the book's descriptions typed. I can't
pull the book at this moment to quote from it. But going on memory, it was
written or supported by a large costume house in London. When I am working
on the book again, I will pull the credits and provide more information.
Kathleen once I have the book online, I will loan it to you.
This book on eBay is *one* edition of the book and the costumes are for
women and children. There were a few editions. I think the last one was
published in 1900. I have been looking for the menwear edition of this book
for a few years. I found one dealer who had the men's costume book, but he
was in England and the price and shipping was more than I had at the time.
The price of this book is high. I have seen it extremely high You can find
some tattered editions at antique bookstores online. My copy is in good
condition.
Queen Victoria was fascinated with historically inspired costume balls and a
lot of research went behind the costumes worn to them. I have been working
on a few articles about these balls. One reason for the balls was to give a
boost to the economy of England in the 1840s & 1850s. There is a really
good article about her balls in an 1980s Costume Society of America's
journal "Dress." The article goes into more detail about this.
Kathleen, your 1868 book, The Corset and the Crinoline, will have three more
chapters (5-7) online within a week or so. Watch for the announcements.
Penny E. Ladnier
Owner,
The Costume Gallery, www.costumegallery.com
Costume Classroom, www.costumeclassroom.com
Costume Research Library, www.costumelibrary.com
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