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Image: Library of Congress, LC-BH82-4596 |
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Victorian Hairstyles:
A headdress of lilac velvet petunias has groups of palm leaves and a double chain of gutta percha is carried round the head. In front, among the palm leaves, is an enameled blue and green golden serpent. |
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Image: Library of Congress, LC-BH824-4883 |
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Victorian Hairstyles:
A Louis XV wreath is made with Malmaison roses, buds, and foliage; and tied with a green satin and black velvet bow. This headdress is in two parts; the large chaplet is placed upon the forehead, and the second, which is tied with ribbon, is arranged at the side. |
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Image: Library of Congress, LC-BH82-4599 C |
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Victorian Hairstyles:
A black velvet headdress has gold ornaments and a mother-of-pearl butterfly at the side. A tuft of marabou feathers is spangled with mother-of-pearl in front. |
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Image: Library of Congress, LC-BH82-4790 |
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Victorian Hairstyles:
A headdress, composed with dark red velvet, which is formed into a large pansy in front, has a gold ornament in its center and a tuft of white feathers at the side. |
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Image: Library of Congress, LC-BH82-4546 |
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Victorian Hairstyles:
A headdress is composed with large blue velvet pansies, with gold and mother-of-pearl hearts plus brown and gilt leaves. |
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Image: Library of Congress, LC-BH82-4519 |
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Victorian Hairstyles:
A wreath of white forget-me-nots has moss-roses, buds, and foliage at the side and back. |
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| Image: Library of Congress, LC-BH82-4614 B |
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Victorian Hairstyles:
Evening coiffure for a young lady has the front hair arranged over quite a high cushion, with sprays of lilies-of-the-valley foliage falling over it. The back hair is in waterfall style around which is twisted a thick plait.
[From Godey's Lady's Book, 1864] |
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Blue velvet pansies, Lilac velvet petunias, Tufts of white feathers, Mother-of-pearl butterflies, Sprays of lilies-of-the-valley, Wreaths of white forget-me-nots, and Enameled blue and green golden serpents. 
