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There were more outdoor social activities from the mid-19th century. A fete or picnic required pretty, semi-formal half dress in light summer materials.

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'The Fashions'. Summer toilet, July 1861, by Laurent François Guerdet, published by Samuel Orchart Beeton, published in The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, first published in Le Moniteur de la Mode, after Jules David - NPG D47990'The Fashions'. Summer toilet, July 1861
by Laurent François Guerdet, published by Samuel Orchart Beeton, published in The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, first published in Le Moniteur de la Mode, after Jules David
NPG D47990