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Seven women in hats and dresses. The woman in the top left hand corner is shown from the waist up with her back to the viewer. She wears a white bonnet with ruffles on either side. The crown is white and decorated with a bright blue ribbon. A blue ribbon bow also embellishes the side of the hat and the bonnet is tied under her chin with blue ribbons. Her dress is white with a wide, two tiered collar. The sleeves are short, pleated, and puffed. A small white bow ties at the back of the sleeve cuff. The bodice white with a seam down the back. The woman in the center of the top row is shown from the knees up. She wears a white, ruffled bonnet decorated with blue ribbons, red flowers with green leaves, and stalks of wheat. A blue bow secures the bonnet underneath her chin. A high white, leaf patterned fabric covers her neck and shoulders and extends in epaulets to her elbows. This fabric is wrapped to create a "V" shaped neck. A blue ribbon runs underneath a layer of lace so that the color shows. The ribbon ties in the middle with a small bow. The hem is made of two tiers of lace. Her dress is a pale yellow color with long, puff sleeves. Around her waist is a blue ribbon sash tied into a bow in the front. The visible part of her skirt is pale yellow. She wears a pair of white gloves and holds an open book in her hand. The woman in the top right hand corner is shown from the waist up. She wears a white headdress with pink flowers. Two long white ribbons hang from either side of the headdress, down over her bodice. Her entire dress is white except for a single pink bow at the collar. The collar is folded over and creates a "V" shaped neck. The edges of the collar are trimmed with white ruffles. There is a "V" shaped section of fabric underneath the collar with a floral pattern around the bottom edge. Two tiers of fabric, create epaulets over the sleeves down to the elbows. The sleeves are puffed and short with a bow tied at the cuff. She wears a pair of long, white gloves. The woman in the middle of the frame on the left is shown from about the waist up, and face away from the viewer. She wears a pink bonnet with a wide brim, split into four horizontal sections of ruched fabric. The crown is decorated with white flowers and green leaves. Pink bows decorate the side and back of the hat and secure the bonnet underneath the woman's chin. Her dress is white with a high, folded over collar. A leaf design borders the collar and the edges are trimmed with ruffles. The dress has long sleeves with a simple, plain cuff. Her bodice is white with a seam down the front. She holds pieces of paper in her hands. The woman in the middle of the page on the far right hand side is shown from the bodice up, but much of her dress is blocked by another illustration. She wears a grey-blue bonnet with a wide brim, separated into four horizontal sections of ruched fabric. The headband and crown are decorated with blue ribbon bows and a bow ties the hat under her chin. The white ruffled edges of her mobcap can be seen below the bonnet. White flowers decorate the inside of the bonnet brim. The design of her dress is greatly obscured but the dress has long sleeves. The woman in the bottom left hand side of the frame is shown from head to toe. She wears a wide brimmed straw bonnet with a deep pink ribbon around the base of the crown and red flowers with green leaves as decoration. Two red flowers with green leaves are placed on the inside of the brim. She is adorned with a fillet in the form of a chain with a single pearl in the center. A sheer veil covers the top of the brim and hangs down either side of the woman's shoulders. A white kerchief with ruffled edges is folded around her neck and crosses in the middle. Her dress is entirely white except for her sash. The dress has an off the shoulder neck with puff sleeves and the bodice, skirt, and top portions of her sleeves are pleated vertically. A deep pink sash is tied around the woman's waist with the long edges hanging down onto the skirt. The skirt is white with two tiers of ruffles at the hem. The top tier is a narrow ruffle and the bottom tier is a wider ruffle with floral and leaf patterns. Beneath the ruffles is a plain underskirt. She wears a pair of white gloves and holds a ruffled handkerchief. One of her black ballet flats with white stockings is visible at the front. The woman on the bottom right hand side of the plate is shown from head to toe. She wears a green bonnet with a wide brim, trimmed in white. Large plumes of green and white feathers decorate the top of the hat. Green bows and white, ruffled lace from her mobcap can be seen under the edge of the bonnet. A green ribbon ties the hat under her chin. She wears a necklace bearing a heart pendant. Around her shoulders is a navy blue shawl with black, netted lace trim. The neck of her dress is edged with a white zigzag trim and the rest of the bodice is pale pink. The top of her sleeves are embellished with tiers of black, netted lace while the lower halves are pink like the rest of her dress. The sleeve cuffs have small ruffles around the upper wrist and a straight edge at the base. She wears a pair of white gloves. The skirt is pale pink and is pleated around the waist. A black ballet flat with white stocking is visible beneath her dress.
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