The Probert Encyclopaedia of Costume

A LA DAUPHINE

The a la Dauphine was a French women's hair style of around 1788 having a chignon with the form of a croix de chevalier with a curl a la Sultane falling onto the neck, two side curls and two shoulder curls. The entire hair style was further adorned with a ribbon and rose of diamonds crossed by a row of pearls.
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