The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Spring Fashions. Two Words on Husks.

M. "The Spring Fashions. Two Words on Husks.." Vanity Fair, April 20, 1861, 190.
Electronic Source Available
Type
magazine
Genre
illustration
commentary
Abstract

The commentary begins speaking about the loose habits of youth and their not-always well clothed habits. The writer continues to "husks," which envelop women to near-strangulation.