A two-page fashion plate article from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February 1854, with engraved figures supplied by a New York dealer, Mr. G. Brodie. It describes a child's silk dress with velvet and black lace trim, a green velvet bonnet with ostrich feather, a cap of silk ribbon and lace, and a boy's black velvet hat. A general commentary covers current styles in bodices, sleeves, flounced skirts, plaid dress fabrics, cashmere trimmings and bonnet shapes.