Beautiful collection of some twenty lengths of fancy and haute nouveauté fashion ribbons, circa 1880-1920. Camaïeu of mauve or purple stripes and motifs; shimmering effects on velvet, satin or grosgrain combined; cubist abstractions; shaded checkerboards, numerous patterns of stripes or polka dots, including a bright pink and white polka-dot shaped silk ribbon 15 cm wide. P. 56 in Les Etoffes en Alsace