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Synthetic violet
Worth gown in synthetic violet -
Period: to
1870's Victorian Bustle Era
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Music influence fashion
Whatever was worn in operas was sometimes transferred to everyday clothing. Day dresses, silk dresses, victorian dresses and ball dresses. -
Fashion styles
Popular things were Day dresses, top hats and bustles. -
15th Amendment in US
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave the right to vote to black males, became law when the required number of states ratified it. -
Hand looms.
In Europe, the labor intensive hand looms were replaced by more efficient steam driven power looms. -
Music
Max Bruch – Symphony No. 2 in F minor, op. 36 (premiered September 4 1870) -
Womens Shoes
Side Button boots. -
Mens Pants
Grey Trousers -
Mens hat
top hat -
Mens Accesories
boaters -
Mens work clothes
2 pc Lounge suit -
Men Military
Tail coats -
Mens Hairstyles
Facial hair -
Womens Pants
Black Trousers -
Womens dress clothes
Day dress -
Womens hat
April bonnets -
Women's accessories
Gloves -
Mens dress clothes
Top coats with grey tousers and wing collard shirt -
Women's hairstyles
Women wore buns, ringlets and fringes. -
Women's skirt/shorts
Bustle is for the dress -
Women's work clothes
Bodices were worn to work -
Country led fashion
Englishwoman and Queens led the fashion industry. -
Music
Some of this decades' hits were the songs which we still remember today include "Good-bye, Liza Jane"- Eddie Fox:1871 -
Great Chicago Fire
The Great Chicago Fire broke out. It destroyed much of the city of Chicago, and a persistent rumor was that it was caused by Mrs. O'Leary's cow. -
Yellowstone national park
Yellowstone National Park was established as the first National Park in the United States. -
Ulysses S Grant
Ulysses S. Grant took the oath of office for the second time as he began his second term as President of the United States. -
Men Shoes
Leather Boots. -
Movie Star
Marie Beatrice Binda-Italian Actress in the play “The Women of People.” -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call, saying, "Watson, come here, I need you." -
Independence
The United States celebrated its centennial with celebrations in cities and towns across the country. -
Phonograph
Thomas A. Edison patented the phonograph. -
Movie Star
Mdlle. Sylvia (active late 1870s/early 1880s), Swedish soprano, as she appeared as Serpolette in Les Cloches de Corneville upon its reopening, Globe Theatre 4th September 1879.
