Le Salon de la Mode, a weekly French fashion magazine, included hand-colored plates as well as other black-and-white illustrations of the latest styles from Paris. In addition to the informing readers of the current trends in clothing and accessories, Le Salon de la Mode contained theater listings, "useful recipes," suggested menus, family activities, and other recommendations for women of the day. The Ryerson and Burnham Libraries have the all fifty-two issues of volume 9 (1883).

Published in London, The Ladies' Pocket Magazine featured fashion, beauty, and literary content. Each volume contains several engravings--including hand-colored fashion plates--as well as advice about fashion, hairstyles, and personal style. The Ryerson and Burnham Libraries have volumes 1-11 (January 1827- September 1830).

The tiny fashion magazine La Mode-Miniature was published weekly with content that included stories, poems, and fashion and beauty advice. Each issue contained several engravings with hand-colored fashion plates as well as black-and-white illustrations that accompanied its articles. The publication continued as Le Monde et le Mode en Miniature (1873-1874). The Ryerson and Burnham Libraries have a single bound collection containing all published volumes of La Mode-Miniature.

  1. Le Salon de la Mode, v.8 no.19 (May 12).
  2. Le Salon de la Mode, v.8 no.4 (January 27).
  3. Le Salon de la Mode, v.8 no.51 (December 22).
  4. The Ladies' Pocket Magazine, v.2 (1827).
  5. La Mode-Miniature, no.7 (August 17, 1872).
  6. La Mode-Miniature, no.11 (September 14, 1872).
  7. La Mode-Miniature, no.1 (July 7, 1872).

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