Regency Fashion: French and English Walking Dress (1819)

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F ASHIONS FOR DECEMBER 1819 EXPLANATION OF THE PRINTS OF FASHION a FRENCH Brandenburgh pelisse is also well adapted No 1 WALKING DRESS either for the carriage or walking costume India muslin frock with flounces of it is of fine cloth of a rich garnet colour broad lace Blue hat of raw net silk en embroidered with distinct figures in black rouleaux Cachemire shawl with blue à la Brandenburgh and faced with a broad border sash of Scotch plaid English trimming of the new black feathered silk ruff half boots of French grey kid and Drab coloured cloth pelisses trimmed with white chamois leather gloves poncean velvet aud geranium cloth trimmed with black feathered silk are likely ENGLISH to be much in favour this winter as will No 2 WALKING Dress be the levantipe or double twilled sarsnet Round dress of fine cambric with em wadded and tastefully ornamented Cloth broidered flounces of muslin each founce spencers of grey and those of black velvet headed by a row of beautiful embroidery elegantly finished on the bust and on the Velvet spencer of bright geranium termimancherons are at present much worn for nated in front with points à la fichu triple walking over these when the weather is suff of fine Valenciennes lace tied in front severe is thrown a fur tippet in the form with small bows of ribbon Bonnet of of a small mantilla made of the ounce or either granite silk or spotted velvet trim that valuable American fur the whapponoc med with the new plume silk trimming These tippets by their form by no means with full bouquet of flowers on the left side set off the shape The hair arranged a la Montespan Ermine We come now to the important article muff gloves of pale yellow with variegatof bonnets and first we beg to present to ed half boots our readers in a very particular manner one of a truly novel and elegant style GENERAL OBSERVATIONS called Le Chapeau Matinale the sole investion of Mrs Bell and which cannot be FASHIONS AND DRESS sufficiently admired from the name of this We may almost now venture to inform bonnet it will easily be guessed that it is our fair readers of what envelopes will be made in a style peculiarly adapted to the most prevalent for the commencement of morning either for the promenade or the winter which came in with a sudden rigour carriage to which its superb materials and while we were exulting in the prospect of manner of being finished render it more its being but a short one from the peculiar appropriate it is of a fine silk something warmth of the declining autumn of the reps kind with very small spots of A carriage pelisse of reps silk of a bright velvet the trimming at the edge which is emerald green struck us at Mrs Bell's formed in points is of the new plume silk Magazin de Modes a few days ago by its and an ornament of the same material enpeculiar elegance it is lined throughout circles the crown which is tastefully finishwish a pale pink sarsnet and a falling col ed by a bouquet of muscavias Some lar of the same the pelisse has a broad of these bonnets which have cornette ends superb trimming of the Otaheitan grèbe that gracefully fasten under the cbin and bird round the bottom a pelerine tippet have also a small cap worn underneath of the same is worn with this pelisse The them are of dove colour or of lavender of ON
a new material called granite these are simply trimmed with plume silk and when worn for walking have no other ornament For evening dresses the colour of the ponceau seems much in favour either in gros de Naples or twilled sarsnet Satin appears to come in but slowly nevertheless a ruby satin Venetian robe over white with white satin short sleeve and lightly trimmed with white silk cordon has appeared on a lady of rank and struck us much as an evening dress of peculiar elegance Parisian aprons for half dress are very much in favour they are elegantly finished with pointed trimming are either made of black or different light coloured sarsnets have beautiful pochettes and a low corsage without sleeves trimmed to corto respond We have not yet however entirely finished with the bonnets but beg to offer to the notice of our readers a large bonnet of gerauium velvet from the edge of which depends a curtain veil of white blond of a rich and very silky pattern this bonnet is ornamented with a bunch of fancy garden Jillies of the Indostan kind and of a culour to correspond with the bonnet A carriage also of violet coloured satia is equally entitled to favour it has a curtain veil of white blond with a full and ele gant bouquet of fancy flowers d la que nouille with spotted holly leaves A superb and novel head dress for young has been justly admired for its be coming appearance as also for the taste of the inventress it is called the Aladdin cap it is of ruby velvet and satin intermiogled and ornamented with gold cordons and tassels This cap should be placed at the back of the head and the hair should be arranged à la Turque though to some faces rich clusters of curls en petits anneaux are more appropriate There is generally a stand in the inven of head dresses at this season of the year the following however promise to favourites for evening costume at least during the commencement of winter The Theatre toque cap of white satin and blond with a bandeau of white beads and tassels of the same The Armenian cap of black velvet and white satin is truly elegant it is finished by pearl ornaments and a su perb white drooping feather
The favourite colours are violet ponceau ruby and lavender The cornelian and ruby ornaments now 80 prevalent mark the settled empire of winter

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

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