The Lady's Magazine, or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, Appropriated solely to their Use and Amusement, 1810

January 1810

LONDON MORNING AND FULL-DRESSES.

[Scan and text courtesy of Ko Oosterwijk; text is on page 32.]

1. A SHORT train dress of pink crape over a white satin slip; short sleeves, ornamented with an antique lace, and fastened with silver clasps. A tunic or drapery of silver gause [sic] is fastened on the right shoulder with a clasp, and passes under the left arm. Cap of pink crape, spotted with silver, ornamented in front with a shaded pink and white feather and a paradise plume. White satin shoes, and silver rosettes. White gloves.

2. Morning dress of plain India muslin, finished round the bottom with a broad hem, ornamented at the throat with a frill of lace. A three-cornered mantle of purple cloth, lined with white sarcenet, trimmed with a narrow gold lacing. A small hat or bonnet of purple velvet, ornamented with a shaded feather. York tan gloves, and purple boots.

A VERY skilful [sic] but covetous physician coming to visit Lahorasb the philospher, when he was in a fair way of recovery, found him eating a ragout. "What are you doing?" said he, "such food is poison even for the best constituions.". [sic]

Lohorasb answered, "I acknowlege what you say to be true; I was to blame, and for the future will refrain from indulging my appetite. --But what do I owe you for your attendance during my illness?"

The physician demanded a very considerable sum.