Costume of Madame de Contades, merveilleuse. . Costume of Madame de Contades, merveilleuse. She wears a Greek dress in white tarlatan with gold stars, gold bands on her arms and legs, and peacock feathers in her headdress. Handcolored etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from Costumes of the Directory, Rouquette, Paris, 1875. The etchings were made from designs by Eugene Lacoste and Draner after prints of the era 1795-99.