Regency Fashion: Court and Morning Dress (1826)

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THE MIRROR OF FASHION FOR MAY 1826 COURT DRESS A PETTICOAT of Urling's Patent lace ornamented with three full flounces of scolloped lace The train and body are of pink satin ornamented with pearls a full satin sleeve trimmed with three rows of lace falling from the shoulder and terminating at the bottom of the sleeve with a tucker of the same material Orna ments of gold White kid gloves and satin shoes MORNING DRESS A HIGH DRESS of gros de Naples of a delicate light green colour the skirt is full and ornamented with a double flouncing of stamped silk vandyked finishing with a rouleau on the top of each flounce The body and sleeves are full the latter confined to the wrist with gold bracelets A vandyked Urling's lace collar A bonnet of rich white silk ornamented with large bows of the same material Limerick gloves and walking shoes HEAD DRESS The front hair in full curls but not so large as last month rather more inclining to the ringlet Large full bows entirely in the Parisian style surmounted with feathers mingled with silver riband composes the most elegant and fashion able Parisian head dress so much worn in the first circles of fashion For the dresses we are as usual indebted to the taste of MISS PIERPOINT Edward street Portman square and for the elegant Head dress to MR COLLEY 28 Bishopsgate within
GENERAL MONTHLY STATEMENT OF FASHION The return of his Majesty to the metropolis within these few days and the complete restoration of his health after his late severe illness has diffused the most heartfelt joy among all classes of society His Majesty intends holding a drawing room in the course of the month besides visiting the theatres & c and we have no doubt the presence of our beloved monarch will be beneficially felt by all the industrious portion of the community Though Hyde park does not yet display its full portion of elegant and well dressed females nevertheless London is well filled with many of those who are high in rank and fashion on whose fair forms the most elegant costumes are to be seen Various as the modes of dress are at present there are yet some leading features which stamp what is most in vogue among the fashionable world We shall begin our statement this month with the bonnets two of which of the most elegant form and shape have been recently completed for a family of distinction The one is of lavender coloured satin ornamented with white blond of a new and beautiful pattern the trimming on the crown gradually slopes off to a most becoming pointed kind of ornament on the right side of the hat The bonnet is large but flies off the face The other is of pink satin and though its trimming varies from that of the lavender coloured bonnet it is equally fanciful and elegant these bonnets by being placed so backward do not re quire any brim behind the crown therefore terminates the bonnet at the part that lies next the nape of the neck These ele gant novelties are confined to the carriage For the promenade at this season of the year nothing is reckoned so genteel as a large plain black satin hat to which may be added a small but full plume of feathers Carriage hats of the same shape of white watered gros de Naples are ornamented with flowers Leghorn bonnets are not yet very general but as the weather
becomes milder we may soon expect to see them maintain their usual sway Mantles of black or dark brown satin lined with ruby co loured sarsnet with a double pelerine cape of ruby satin have been the principal novelty for out door costume during the past month Over high dresses of gros de Naples a rich cachemere shawl either of the square or scarf kind is generally worn Se veral merino dresses have four rows of flounces cut in points and bound Similar flounces are often placed on dresses of gros de Naples and then the flounces are pinked at the edges they are put on very full the plaits forming large flutings which widen towards the bottom An evening dress of violet coloured satin has been much ad mired it has a very broad flounce of white blond in festoons beneath this flounce is a full puckering of gauze the colour of the dress Long transparent sleeves of white tulle with man cherons of violet coloured satin in the Persian style impart a pleasing liveliness to this beautiful dress The corsage is à la Sevigné A dress of corn flower blue satin is also much in favour it is trimmed with two flounces of broad blond round the border the one next the hem is set on very scanty but the upper one which is placed at some distance is full and caught up in festoons the body is in the form of a sheaf and the sleeves are of blue satin long and en gigot Dresses of pale pink Columbia are much worn in half dresses they are trimmed with three flounces at the border Likewise dresses of date leaf gros de Naples trim med in the same manner These flounces are pointed in the Vandyke style the sleeves are en gigot and are confined from the wrist half way up to the elbow by bands of silk A rose coloured dress of gros de Naples is also much admired for evening costume it has a broad puckering round the border divided in the middle by a satin rouleau on the puckering are satin points edged with narrow rouleau beading the body is of the Circassian shape At dinner parties we have seen some young ladies in dresses of white barêge the border of the skirts ornamented with satin
points the sleeves were short and full and trimmed to corre spond with the border Dress caps for the theatre of etherial blue gauze and white blond are much in request they have a very broad border of blond which turns entirely up in front on the right side in the form of a dress bat The morning cornettes are trimmed with a triple border of blond and ornamented with coloured scarlet on the head piece in long puffs Plates, descriptions, and general fashion advice appeared in the May 1826 edition of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.

A nice discussion of bonnets, as well as violent, blue, and white gowns.

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