The pattern design columns found in La Mode Pratique were anthologized into the four part book Cours de Coupe de La Mode Pratique, which appeared around 1899. I recently acquired the second volume– Comment Habiller Nos Petites Filles et Nos Petits Garçons. – childrens wear. There are two further volumes: Comment Habiller nos Bébés, and Pour faire Soi-Même les Trousseaux d’Hommes. The third voume shows up frequently on the used book market, but infantware has never particlarly interested me. And judging from what I’ve read of the menswear column in LMP, it’s mostly shirts. Not terribly exciting.
These books are primarily useful for gathering the columns all in one place. The first book had a comprehensive size table, which was useful for debugging my digital patterns. I was hoping for a similar aid for children’s sizes, but no such luck.
Europeana has a collection of the magazines– with the notable exception of 1894.
Premiere Partie:Pour faire soi-même ses robes, ses manteaux
Deuxiéme Partie: Comment Habiller Nos Petites Filles et Nos Petites Garçons