Keywords: 1817-walz-La-Belle-Assemblee.gif An 1817 engraving depicting two couples waltzing and three girls practicing their country-dance steps apparently The dancing women are wearing skirts with a somewhat stiffened conical silhouette produced by wearing several layers of petticoats which seems to have been on the cutting-edge of the most recent high-fashions in 1817 The woman sitting down in the background is still wearing the more free-flowing and clinging skirts which were typical of the 1797-1817 period Engraving from La Belle Assemblée February 1 1817 La Belle Assemblée 1817-02-01 unknown 1817 artist PD-old-70-1923 fashion in 1817 Black and white drawings of dresses Waltz in art La Belle Assemblée People with harps in art Cellos in art |