It seems at different times in my millinery adventure I have different favorite resources, including which is my favorite period publication. I find lately I am quite fond of M’me Demorest’s Quarterly Review. I would love to find a compilation in print for sale, for a price I can afford. At present, it appears I can get a scaled down version printed from Amazon. If it happens to be a quality printing, I would need a magnifying glass.
I thought you might be interested in this particular column from the spring of 1860:
If I Had My Own Blue Box: 
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