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Colour plate from Les Modes Parisiennes showing a young woman wearing a walking costume, this comprises a long green skirt with button detailing, and a brown pelerine with black velvet border, she is accompanied by a small girl wearing a blue velvet dress with matching coat, and a boy wearing a black velvet jacket and cape, Paris, France, 1848. (Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images)

Colour plate from Les Modes Parisiennes showing a young woman wearing a walking costume, this comprises a long green skirt with button detailing, and a brown pelerine with black velvet border, she is accompanied by a small girl wearing a blue velvet dress with matching coat, and a boy wearing a black velvet jacket and cape, Paris, France, 1848. (Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images)