Keywords: Entering the Comédie Française, 1828.jpg Artwork In this plate two women are depicted going to the theater Both women wear dresses with a lower belted waistline closer to the natural waist Their sleeves have quite a bit of volume and are called 'en béret ' The hems of the dresses are a bit higher and reveal the ankles as well as boots laced on the inside of the ankle The woman in the foreground is wearing a lace cape that covers the shoulders called a 'pélerine ' The Comédie Française or Théâtre Français occupies the southwest wing of the Palais Royal 1898 colored plate 10 x 15 cm Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number 1-SIZE GT887 U8 1898 1150467928130184 PD-old-100 Les modes de Paris 039 Engravings of people in Paris Images of Paris from the Brown University Library 1828 in Paris Fashion in 1828 Salle Richelieu Females with blue dresses in art 1820s dresses |