<p>Cartoon on the female tight dress style of the late 1870s, which also satirizes male formal military uniforms.  By <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Du_Maurier" class="extiw" title="en:George Du Maurier">George Du Maurier</a> in <i>Punch</i>, May 25th 1878.
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A variation on the classic theme of a young lady dropping her handkerchief...
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:George_du_Maurier" class="extiw" title="w:en:George du Maurier"><span title="French-British cartoonist and author (1834-1896)">George du Maurier</span></a>
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1878-05-25
Punch magazine (this image scanned by H.Churchyard from "On Human Finery" by Quentin Bell)