Lady's Monthly Museum, July 1811 | |
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Lady's Monthly
Museum (1811)Cabinet of Fashion.WITH ELEGANTLY COLOURED PLATES.Fig. 1.--A walking dress of fine corded muslin, with high arched collar, trimmed with a narrow lace; the dress finished with narrow tucks. Hat of lemon coloured chip, or pearl straw, with a small Angola feather waving in front. Scarf of pale pink sarsnet; parasol to correspond. Shoes and gloves same colour as the hat. Fig. 2.--Full dress. A green gossamer dress over white satin, the sleeves short; the bosom, sleeves, and bottom of the dress, trimmed with embossed white silk binding. Earrings, necklace, and broach, white pearl, or paste. Headdress, the old English fly- cap, same colour as the dress, finished at the edge with two rows of pearls; a star, or small rosette in front. White kid gloves and shoes. |