Costume of a merveilleuse, habitue of the galeries de bois in the Palais Royale, Paris. She wears a headdress of flowers, a silk peplum over a tartalan dress with gold crescents at the hem. A silk scarf is worn under the peplum over the left breast. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from "Costumes of the Directory," Rouquette, Paris, 1875. The etchings were made from designs by Eugene Lacoste and Draner after prints of the era 1795-99. The costumes are from theatre productions "Merveilleuses" and "Pres Saint-Gervais" by Victorien Sardou.