Regency Fashion: Walking Dress and Parisian Opera Costume (1819)

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EXPLANATION OF THE PRINTS OF FASHION ENGLISH Sarsnet pelisses and spencers form the No 1 WALKING Dress chief covering for out door costume they Pelisse of light fawn coloured twilled are reckoned most elegant when ornasarsnet or satin elegantly ornamculed mented en langnettes like the walking with trimming of the same en languettes costume presented in our Print over these each languette beautifully ornamented with is sometimes thrown a raiubow scarf of a rich yet light trimming of pink and gossamer texture beautifully interwoven black with ornamental buttons Large in raw silk and on a mild day this scarf promenade bovnet of light fawn colour is often the only covering over a high dress trimmed to correspond with the pelisse of poplin or fine Norwich bombasine aud worn over a cornette of fine lace Swiss spencers of one white jean proFawo coloured satin sandal boots and mise also to be very general for walking Limerick gloves they are made in a most beautiful and NB We are indebted to Mrs Bell for novel style the bust part and wrist being this chaste and appropriate spring costume formed of an assemblage of points interby whose unrivalled taste also we were woven and attached to each other by a favoured with the superb Evening Dress small button trimmed at the border d la Flora giveu in We must now devote a small portion of our last Number these our observations to the bonnet lately offered to the public notice by Mrs Bello FRENCH It is denominated the Alpine bonnet its No 2 PARISIAN OPERA COSTUME pure white tint is indeed like Alpine snow Round dress of pink gossamer satin oraud wben this bonpet is crowned with a namented with white plรบche de soie Dress new kind of feather called the zephyr hat of white satin with full blown Proplume its light lilac hue reminds us of the vedce rose on one side and a superb plume purple tiuge imparted to the snow topped of down feathers Necklace formed of two mountains of Italy The texture of this rows of Jarge pearls White satiu slippers beautiful bonnet is fornied of very fine and white kid gloves Kaleidoscope fan of cotton so curiously fabricated that it apcarved cedar pears like the finest Leghorn this mรฅterial is not only unique but lasting it is durable as to wear and will wash like GENERAL OBSERVATIONS cambric or muslio For a lady of rank and fashion the tasteful Marchande de Modes to tlie Duchess of FASHIONS AND DRESS Kent has just finished a most superb bonThe fashions of the delightful month of net for the hymeneal ceremony it is of May are generally ushered in by Taste ac fine net embroidered with small pearls at companied by the Graces Flora is seen the edge is a border of oak leaves formed strewing her treasures in their path Art of pearls and the edge is finished by a narand Invention guide the band of Industry row curtain quilling of bloud these curand preside over the loom while Fancy tains are seen on almost every fashionable lends her unremitting aid to perfect those bonnet The crown of the nuptial bonnet articles of the toilet devoted to female at is ornamented with a splendid group of tire ON oak leaves in thc same material as those
worked at the border The Circassian wave silk forms a beautiful material for bonnets those of white with a pastoral garland round the crown formed of sprigs of white lilac jonquils and the blue field flower called forget me not are in high estimation these rlands or wreaths are placed obliquely Round hats the carriage of a moderate and becom ing size are also much admired they are plลฏche de soie or gros de Naples with velvet spots they are worn extended at the brim and are surmounted by a plume of ostrich feathers The cornette bonnet white satin also forms a favourite article for carriage costume it is trimmed at the edge with the improved silk shag trim ming or marabout plลฏche de soie and is or namented with feathers For walking hats d la Bohemienne of the same material the Alpine bonnet are expected to be in general favour these are very large and are simply tied down with a plain ribband they are only adapted for a very lovely face A bonnet for the promenade more universally becoming is of fine Leg trimmed at the edge with yellow de frieze and the crown adorned a tropic feather and rose of yellow gauze The British slouch bonnet fluted straw woven in the manner of satin and trimmed very simply with narrow coloured ribband is a retired and genteel envelope for the morning walk by the addition of the new Circassian plume of the gazelle colour or of various colours grouped together these bonnets are well appropriated to early carriage airings dresses are made of fine India muslin worked in small sprigs with one narrow flounce at the border embroidered and trimmed at the top of the sleeves and at the wrists to correspond Cambric dresses are also in equal estimation the petticoat part tucked very high and finislฤฑ ed by rich cordons with sleeves of the same Nothing is reckoned more elegant for half dress than fine Norwich bombasines and poplins the former are much admired of the date leaf colour and mandarin tea colour they are trimmed round the border with satin en languettes and buttons of the same Poplins of Neptune blue and emerald green both sprigged aud plain
and trimmed with black satin and chenille serpentized are also in high favour Stripcarriage ed white satin is a favourite article for evening dress as is also fine clear India muslin trimmed at the border with emlittle bossed white roses the cup of each rose filled by one large pearl and the dress finished at the edge by a clear muslin chefor veux de frieze The most elegant dress for the ballof room is the Floralia frock of fine net worn over white satin and the frock superbly trimmed round the border with festoons and bouquets of the flowers called everof lasting We have remarked nothing new in the cap way for undress except the Parisian negligรฉ which is a little simple round cap of fine uet prettily and simply ornamented it ties under the chin with white satin ribas band and placed very much on one side Circassian gauze for Turkish and Persian toques is much in requisitiou it is of fine net and appears to be powdered with pearls or is adorned with pearls in various devices the Ceres gauze too in which inhorn vention we have been acknowledged becheveux forehand with our neighbours on the Conwith tinent forms a light and beautiful toque turban or hat for the evening party at this mild season of the year The ethereal tur ban and the mural coronet bandeau still maintain their exalted situation the latter is almost a general bead dress amongst the first classes at the Opera surmounted by white feathers and never was that superb finish to a lady's dress a handsome plume of feathers more in favour than at the preMorning sent period The favourite colours are gazelle or pale fawn colour date leaf lilac and emerald green

These designs and descriptions appeared in the April 1819 issue of La Belle Assemblรฉe.

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