Jubilee Venetian masquerade ball in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London George III accompanied by a donkey carrying

accompanied by a donkey carrying casks

The fashion became a flatter front but with a larger skirt at the back

London in 1831

In particular the woman on the right is wearing a dress whose skirt is completely covered in ruffles

Jubilee Venetian masquerade ball in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London George III accompanied by a donkey carryingJubilee Venetian masquerade ball in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, 1749. People in fancy dress for a masquerade ball; some are dressed as monks and nuns, sultans or cossacks, others as characters from the Commedia dell'Arte including Pulcinello, or Mr Punch. The fashionable Rotunda can be seen behind.