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Mimosa, Charlotte and Felicity are all wearing typical daydresses, Mimosa (in yellow) and Felicity (in brown) are from the early 1900's, and Charlotte represents the 1880's.

Mimosa wears a pale primrose cotton overlaid with lace outfit. It has "leg of mutton" sleeves and is lavishly trimmed with ribbons, silk roses and embroidering with beading. There is a pannier across the back of hand-made silk roses and satin ribbon. Her (removeable) is made from the same materials with silk roses covering the crown. Mimosa has a satin "dorothy" bag and lace parasol.

Felicity wears a similar dress, made from rich brown satin with lace trimming and lower sleeves. Her hat is trimmed with lace and silk roses, and has a crown covered with soft yellow feathers. Both Mimosa and Felicity have large ornate hatpins to heep their hats in place.

Charlotte wears a Geranium Red watered silk dress, with over skirts and bustle of matching checked silk trimmed with lace and flowers. She has an ivory satin sash and bow across the bustle and this also trims her soft silk hat (worn to the side of the head). This hat is heavily trimmed with flowers, feathers and ribbons. It also has a hatpin to keep the hat in place.

Examples of hats in front of the ladies.

Georgiana and Darcy are both from the 1780's.

Georgiana wears an oyster watered silk overdress ("pannier" style), her underdress is lilac pink silk trimmed with white guipure lace and blue rosette bows. She wears a matching straw hat, sheperdess style, trimmed with lilac and blue ribbons and flowers (hat removeable).

Darcy has forest green velvet breeches, a white puffed sleeve shirt (lace trim at the wrist) and a white cravat. He also has a pale green cotton waistcoat trimmed with a dark green braid and bow at the back waist (removeable). His stockings are white ribbed cotton and he wears brown leather ankle boots with button trim. He also has a dark navy silk ribbon bow holding his ponytail in place.

1840's

Louisa is wearing a summertime daydress in green sateen cotton trimmed with braid band and has ecru lace bell sleeves and jabot. Louisa has a matching straw bonnet trimmed with braid and flowers with ribbon "streamers" and carries a bead and braid trimmed handbag. Her "bell" skirt is held out by full petticoats, she also has lacy pantaloons.

1890's

Helena is wearing an afternoon teadress of golden crushed silk velvet with wide fringed bell sleeves. The outfit is trimmed with silver grey Nottingham lace over the bodice and down the skirt train. It is further trimmed with a brown satin sash and bow at the back, with falling loops and bows down the train. Her petticoats are slim fitting, and the skirt is lined.