A woman sits on a balcony reading a book. She is wearing a flat, oval hat and a crinoline dress. The second woman, also dressed in a crinoline dress and with braided hair, stands opposite her and is occupied with needlework. A man with large sideburns and a moustache stands between them in the doorway to the balcony. He has his hands in his trouser pockets and is wearing a monocle. The balcony has a wrought iron railing, and a plant is trailing through it on the right.