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Title: The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics
Year: 1809 (1800s)
Authors: Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Subjects: Fashion Art, Decorative
Publisher: London : Published by R. Ackermann ... Sherwood & Co. and Walker & Co. ... and Simpkin & Marshall ...
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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greatest numberof the coeffures were en cheveux, ei-ther a la neige or a UEspagnole: thelatter were ornamented with knotsof ponceau and citron satin, or knotsof turquoise blue, with branches ofthe tree of Judea. Those a la neigewere adorned with brandies of oak-leaves and acorns, either in gold orsilver. There were also some beau-tiful wreaths of lilies in pearls andlaurel in emeralds. Among the newarticles in jewellery, one of the mostremarkable is called the tjringle a laVictoire, in the form of a hand com-posed of gold, which holds two crownsof precious stones and pearls, inter-laced with a garland of olives andlaurel in gold or enamel. I had for-gotten in speaking of promenadecostume to tell you that our mostelegant reticules are of blue, green, orcocoa-coloured velvet, in the form ofa tulip. Fashionable colours are, Trocade-ro (it is a mixture of fire-colour andreddish yellow,)ponceau, citron, blue,rose, violet, emerald, slate-colour,and Spanish brown. Adieu! Alwaysyour Eudocia.
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123 FASHIONABLE FURNITURE. A CABINET DRESSING-CASE. The annexed plate represents anelegant cabinet dressing-case: it isformed of fine mahogany, and richlycarved. The lower part incloses adrawer, with wash-bason, ewer, &c.complete. The upper part containsthree mirrors, in sliding frames andrunning on centres, with sundry di- visions and cases for small and largebottles; the whole forming an orna-mental and useful piece of furniture,suitable for a dressing or sitting-room.We have been kindly permitted byMr. Durham to copy this handsomepiece of furniture at his manufactory,26, Catherine-street, Strand. FINE ARTS. PANORAMA OF THE RUINS OF POMPEII. In the early volumes of the Re-pository, we took occasion to sub-mit to our readers an account of thediscoveries previously made and thenmaking by means of the researchesundertaken among the ruins of theill-fated cities of Herculaneum andPompeii. These researches havetended, as well to open to us many newfacts connected with the domesticecon

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