Regency Fashion: Parisian Evening Costume and Evening Dress (1819)

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FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER 1819 EXPLANATION OF THE PRINTS OF FASHION FRENCH blond the lower festoon interspersed with No 1 PARISIAN EVENING COSTUME full blown roses the upper one surmounted Round dress of white watered gros deby lilies of the valley Plume head dress Naples flounced in a festoon of very broad consisting of numerous white down feathers lace of a rich pattern surmounted by full floating over the hair arranged in full curls blown blush roses and orange flower blos and depending partially over the left side soms The bair arranged in full curls and of the head Diamond ear rings and neckbound round with pearls and ears of ripe lace White satin shoes and white kid corp Bouquet of orange flowers on the gloves with carved ivory fan left side of the bust Necklace of pearls A wbite satin body is worn with this fastened before with a cameo à l Antique dress which with the short sleeves of lace Ear rings à l Etoile Short sleeves white and satin are ornamented to correspond kid gloves white satin shoes and carved with the border of the dress cedar fan The above dress is the faithful represenGENERAL OBSERVATIONS tation of the bridal attire of a lady of rank for returning her congratulary visits on her FASHIONS AND DRESS late marriage In spite of the migration of those of rank and wealth to the different Spas and maENGLISH rine situations of this favoured island No 2 EVENING DRESS Fashion yet continues to spread her everDress of fine net over white satin richly varying and magic mantle over the metroBounced with double festoons of very broach polis Before the departure of Mrs Bell ON


or Cheltenham we were favoured with beautiful dress of Japanese ganze which all the paraphernalia she had prepared for is worn over white gros de Naples the her numerous employers belonging to the gauze is of hermit brown and is tastefully higher walks of life and now on her re trimmed with the same edged with parturn we are enabled to lay before our row rouleaux of blush coloured sativ Anreaders various new and unrivalled speci other half dress is of the new Glasgow mens of her tasteful talents leno which is much patronized by our There is but little alteration in the spen nobility the ground is white with narrow cers and pelisses for out door costume since stripes of Nakara or wild poppy colour our last but for the carriage the above and the trimming is embroidered with the mentioned lady has just produced a most same colour to correspond beautiful Mary Stuart hat of white satin The new manufacture of Caledonian silk and blond with a tassel d la Medicis over is likely to be universally adopted among the left side a quilling of blond in the the higher circles as a demi saison dinner cornelte style should be worn under this dress indeed its firm texture seems likely head dress to render it truly classical to ensure its patronage next winter it apà l Antique A small white spiral feather pears equally strong with the poplin but with a drooping plume finishes the hat has a more silky surface These silks are with which is worn a white satin spencer in beautiful chequers of various colours on ornamented with Castilian points edged a white ground but for the present seawith fine blond The sea side carriage bon son lilac or pale green is most prevalent net is also much admired it is composed of With white dresses the Grenada braces fancy straw intermingled with white satin forming a beautiful coloured corsage are it is finished at the edge with blond and now in high favour they display the concrowned with a tropic plume of straw tour of the waist and bust to the greatest colour The summer Caledonian cap is advantage and are the sole invention of also a favourite carriage head dress some Mrs Bell and while we are on this subof these caps are of gossamer down velvet ject we cannot forbear earnestly recoman entire new article the colour of the full mending her form improving corsets so blown peach blossom these caps are calculated to assist defect and to set off finished by superb Highland plumes of the beauty of a symmetrical shape in parwhite feathers Another carriage hat called ticular we recommend her Lucina Belt to the Swiss mountain hat is well adapted every lady who expects to be bailed by by its shape for shading the face in the the endearing title of a mother this belt open barouche it is of white satin gas imparts ease while it conceals in some lace and two beautifully drooping white measure the unavoidable protuberance Ostrich feathers Corpulent ladies have also much improved Ladies however in their rural retreats their appearance by wearing these belts or at those places where the members of We must not forget to inform our fair fashion assemble during the readers of the slight changes which have months are often seen taking the whole taken place in the fashionable head dresses some exercise of walking For the morn Morning cornettes are made of very fine iog promenade large clear muslin bonnets lace with a net caul through which is are very universal they are ornamented run broad stripes of coloured ribbon and with a small harvest bouquet A Leghorn a ribbon of the same colour dividing the bonnet is also much in requisition for double row of lace quilling next the face walking it is trimmed at the edge with a A beautiful evening dress of white and quilling of broad blond and crowned with pink brocaded gauze is much worn at the 2 full bouquet of everlastings Another parties of the opulent who are now on bonnet is seen gracing the public walks their marine excursions This dress has a made of pearl coloured spotted silk with richly woven border which is fancifully two rows of broad white blond at the edge trimmed with quillings of gossamer blond and a borquet of poppies and corn flowers The body is trimmed to correspond and on the right side the mancherons aux nouds are the prettiest For hall dress we have remarked a very that can be conceived this is a dress well summer

calculated for the summer ball room and is often so adopted with a head dress styled the Zephyrus diadem the diadem formed of small and large pe

Descriptions and fashion plates appeared in the September 1819 issue of La Belle Assemblée.

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2 Responses to Regency Fashion: Parisian Evening Costume and Evening Dress (1819)

  1. Katy says:
    September 6, 2022 at 6:27 am

    I love the subtle differences in the Parisian vs English attire.