English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century Alpenbuttertorte

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English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century AlpenbuttertorteThe nineteenth century was a period of continuous change for women's clothing in England. The growing prosperity of the merchant class meant an ever larger number of women for whom "dress" was a principal function in life, while the increasing availability of lower priced ready made garments enabled women of moderate means to purchase the fashions of the day. In addition, the development of the railways spurred the spread of new goods, while the