Robe à la Circassienne, the flat trimming edged with gauze: coiffure belted with a ribbon trimmed with pearls, ending in a bow from which hang tassels: the top of the head decorated with flowers. (1780)
TAILED CIRCASSIENNE, lightly pulled up on the front with a cord with three tassels; flounced mancherons, parement round or en botte; the petticoat trimmed with a plain volant, very narrow.Coiffure en herrison, surmounted by curls, and a ribbon trimmed with pearls, ending with tassels à la dragonne.*
* a braid tied in a loop on the hilt of a sword, ending in a tassel
