Regency Fashion: Walking and Morning Dress (1815)

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FASHIONS FOR LADIES PLATE 13 WALKING DRESS PELISSE of short walking length made of evening primrose coloured velvet ornamented down the front with satin trimming round capes trimmed to correspond full lace ruff A French bonnet composed of white velvet and satin in reversed plaitings trimmed round the edge with a quilting of lace full plume of ostrich feathers in the front Half boots of tan coloured kid Gloves Limerick or York tan PLATE 14 MORNING DRESS A petticoat of fine jaconot muslin ornamented at the feet with a flounce laid on appliqued with borders of needle work French spencer of striped muslin long loose sleeve confined at the waist with a bracelet high military collar collar and fronts trimmed with lace short sash of lilac sarsuet tied in front A melon cap composed of lace and lilac ribbon confined in bows upon the crown Half boots or sandals lilac kid Gloves Limerick or French kid For the fashions for this month we are again indebted to the tasteful and elegant designs of Mrs Bean of Albemarle street

Plates and descriptions appeared in the March 1815 issue of Ackermann’s Repository.

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