Regency Fashion: Walking, Evening, and Opera Dresses (1827)

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Records of the Beau Monde FASHIONS FÖR AUGUST 1827 EXPLANATION OF THE PRINTS OF THE FASHIONS No 1 WALKING DRESS A DRESS of slight taffety or other light summer material of a pale primrose colour with two flounces at the border set on al most straight and embroidered at the edges in a fancy pattern with dark lavender or slate colour silk The sleeves en gigot with a ruffle frill at the wrist reversed and next the hand bracelets of gold enamel A white blond mantilla pelerine with two capes and a falling collar over the upper cape Transparent hat of crape the colour of the marshmallow blossom ornamented with bows of ribbon and the flowers called Can terbury Bells of the same colour as the hat but without foliage Parasol of white silk striped crosswise with mignonette leaf green Slate coloured gaiters and black kid shoes No 2 WALKING DRESS A DRESS of white jaconot muslin with four flounces falling one over the other cut in strawberry leaves The body made high and en gerbe the sleeves en gigot with mancherons formed of muslin cut in three strawberry leaves each trimmed round with very narrow lace A Leghorn hat orna mented with branches of fern and ribbon of straw colour and green tartan the strings in a long loop Indian red scarf of Chinese crape embroidered all over with silk of the same colour and superbly finished at the ends by a broad fringe headed with net work Slippers of light blue kid Parasol of white silk striped crosswise with chesnut brown No 3 EVENING DRESS A GOWN of pale lilac gros de Naples em broidered in grass green floize silk in a vine leaf pattern on bias folds the same material and colour as the dress jagged in Spanish points at the edges these folds are placed at a very distinct distance from each other and have a conspicuous and striking effect The corsage is in the antique style of the be ginning of the last century pointed at the bottom of the waist before and behind with a Sévigné drapery across the bust Long sleeves of white tulle are embroidered at the bend of the arm with a row of vine leaves and confined at the wrists by a broad gold bracelet fastened by an antique head in basso relievo The mancherons at the top of the sleeves are formed of three lilac points on each of which is a separate vine leaf The head dress is a hat of white chip with net feather ornaments of bright yellow on the crown and under the brim on the right side which is much elevated the hat being placed very low on the left side No 4 OPERA DRESS A DRESS of pink crape with two broad bias folds at the border of the skirt pointed at one edge the points erect between these folds and surmounting the upper one is a beautiful embroidery in a rich and splendid pattern the same colour as the dress The confined round the waist with a belt of pink body is in the Anglo Greek style and is satin fastened in front by a cameo head The sleeves are en gigot and are formed of white crape with mancherons consisting of three points in doubled crape the same as the dress The sleeves are finished at the wrists with antique points of blond and next the hand is a bracelet of finely wrought gold fastened with a cameo rather smaller than that which is in front of the belt A drapery scarf is thrown over this dress of straw coloured gauze with broad stripes at the ends of the deep China rose colour and terminated by a superb yellow fringe Hat of pink crape with three tails of the bird of paradise one under the elevated side of the hat brim the others drooping over the opposite side of the hat GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON FASHIONS AND DRESS How often do we see the same counte nance change its expression according to

Plates and description appeared in La Belle Assemblée in August 1827

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