Nice illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley.
If somebody is interested in how I came to know about the illustrator Beardsley I'll be happy to tell the story :)

I ordered Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazar by Stella Blum to get a better understanding of this period's fashion.

The only drawback of this book is that the illustrations are not coloured, but from the description given one can easily get the necessary information to design similar outfits.

I shall have to read this soon.

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I shall have to read this book soon.

I finished it recently and liked it very much. Kate Chopins infamous novel Awakening I found to be very touching, and I liked the selected short stories contained within this edition as well. Each one offers glimpses into the life of another woman living in Louisiana around 1895 and sheds light on different aspects of life, especially the constraints women encountered.

I shall have to read this soon.