The Lady's Magazine, or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, Appropriated solely to their Use and Amusement, 1801

HER MAJESTY. A petticoat of rich lace, ornamented with a drapery of beautiful point, with wreaths of royal purple silk flowers fastened up with bows of pearl and dimaonds, spangles, &c. The mantua of royal purple velvet, trimmed with point lace, to correspond with the petticoat. In addition to her majesty's rich and beautiful dress, she wore a plume of about five hundred of the most scarce and natural heron feathers, which was some time ago presented to her a present by the Turkish ambassador; there hardly ever were seen such feathers in England before. Her head was beautifully ornamented with wreaths of diamonds.

The Princess of Wales. A white satin petticoat spangled with silver, and tastefully ornamented with rich silver laurel wreaths, and trimmed round the bottom with the same; a royal purple velvet train and drapery, spangled with silver, and trimmed with rich silver laurel wreaths, and trimmed round the bottom with the same; a royal purple velvet train and drapery, spangled with silver, and trimmed with rich silver laurel wreaths; the pocket-holes elegantly festooned with silver laurel and deep tassels. Her royal highness looked charmingly. [sic]

THE present fashionable wig has the hair hanging loose over the forehead, so low as the eyebrow, and down the sides of the face, and upon the neck behind, nearly of the same length, all round in loose curls. It then attaches close to the top of the forehead by a braid, brought close behind the ears, and is combed smooth to the crown of the head, where it is confined by a second twisted braid. It then continues narrowing for a few inches, when it is bound by a third braid, parallel to the second, leaving the ends of the hair hanging out bushed. This wig is very plain, never having any ornament except a rose, or some other single flower, on the front braid, a little behind the right temple.

The white bonnets are still of that shape which approaches the antique head-dresses. Almost all of the négligé caps are in the mob or the biggin style. Black velvet hats, trimmed with black ribbon, are still in fashion, with the soft feathers called pleureuses.

The handkerchief is crossed upon the bosom, in a narrow stripe, running through a slider on the breast, leaving it equally exposed above and below, and the ends tucked down under the chemise. It is generally scarlet, or sky-blue. --Capucine and coquelicot are also prevailing colours. The robe is white, with a very, short waist, and lozenges on the sleeves. The length of the trains has caused the mode of tucking up the robe in walking to be changed: that represented in the plate is almost generally adopted. A few élégantes have resumed the crosses.