Regency Fashion: Walking and Evening Dress (1824)

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THE MIRROR OF FASHION FOR APRIL 1824 WALKING DRESS A PELISSE of Pomona green Gros de Naples it is lined through out with white sarsnet and finished round the bottom of the skirt and up the fronts with a flat rouleau The collar is made full all over and fastens close to the throat the sleeve fits tight to the arm and is finished with a full epaulette of the same mate rial intermixed with a tasteful trimming the cuffs to corre spond Bonnet of Gros de Naples the colour of the pelisse it is ornamented with bunches of roses and bows of the same material The front is rather open and the crown low it is lined with pink and a bunch of flowers placed on the left side Limerick gloves and boots to correspond with the colour of the dress EVENING DRESS A DRESS of white crèpe lisse over a pink satin slip the bot tom of the skirt has a full puffing of satin and is surmounted with three satin rouleaux fastened with bows at equal dist ances above is placed a handsome chain trimming the whole forming an elegant drapery The body is cut rather low and is finished round the bust with a lace tucker the sleeves are trimmed to correspond with the bottom of the dress and are finished with a fall of Urling's lace Head dress the hair is arranged à la Savigne with a gold diadem placed in front and a bunch of roses on the left side The whole is finished with a beautiful plume of white ostrich feathers White kid gloves and white satin shoes These elegant dresses were invented by MISS PIERPOINT No 12 Edward street Portman square VOL XVI11 8 1 X 1 GENERAL MONTHLY STATEMENT OF FASHION The heavy garb of winter is now rapidly giving way to the lighter attire of spring Velvet pelisses have almost disap peared cloth ones are still partially worn but silk pelisses are very general Among the novel articles for spring fashions we think our fair readers will find the following most worthy of their attention A pelisse of bright grass green Levantine the back is plain very narrow at the bottom of the waist and finished by acorns of the same colour The trimming consists of a row of tulip leaves of the same colour but corded with satin a shade darker the pelisse fastens on the right side and the trimming which is very much raised goes round the bot tom and up the right side to the throat The collar and the bottom of the sleeve are cut at the edge to resemble a leaf trimming the epaulette consists of a fulness of satin confined by three tulip leaves which meet in the centre of the arm The bonnet worn with this elegant pelisse is of the same material lined with white satin and finished by an intermix ture of white satin and green gauze at the edge of the brim which is small and rather of the cottage shape the crown is low and round surrounded by a wreath of white blossoms placed high and forming a diadem in front strings of white and green figured riband Black bonnets lined with black satin are very fashionable in walking dress They are of a very becoming size the Mary Stuart brim seems more in favour than the close cottage front so much worn of late Flowers are now the favourite orna ments in many instances they are mixed with knots of the same material as the bonnet but sometimes they form the only decoration High dresses of poplin trimmed with bands of satin through which are drawn satin puffs of the crescent form are in great favour for carriage dress Morning dresses are now very generally made without collars and in many instances not quite up to the throat they are worn with collarettes of worked muslin or our imitation of foreign lace Sometimes a small kerchief with a deep frill falling over is substituted for a collarette An Urling's lace cornette of a simple and becoming form is an indispensable appendage to morning dress We have been much pleased with a dinner dress of white Gros de Naples the trimming of which is very novel and pretty it is composed of lozenge puffs of blond net they are made very full edged by a bias band of pink satin attached by bows of the same material and ornamented with a small rosette composed of satin in the centre of each puff a very broad wadded satin tuck surmounts this elegant trimming Cornettes of different forms but all with low cauls are generally worn both in morning and half dress In the former they are composed of Urling's lace in the latter of blond net trimmed with blond lace they are ornamented with spring flowers satin and flowered gauze ribands these latter are of a new and really beautiful pattern White and coloured gauze and tulle over satin to corre spond are much worn in evening dress parties the trimming of the skirt is formed by a fulness of coloured gauze entwined with pearls the corsage is of satin and cut very low The fashionable colours are various shades of green laven der deep blue amber crimson and azure ১

Gowns and descriptions appeared in the April 1824 issue of the Lady’s Monthly Museum.

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