The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, Etc.Second and Third SeriesPromenade Dre

The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, Etc.Second and Third SeriesPromenade Dresses: April 1821 • October 1824 • January 1826 • January 1827 • February 1828Composite of individual fashion platesVolume 11, Number 64, April, 1821 (Second Series)High dress of cambric muslin. Pelisse of lavender zephyreene, lined in white sarsnet, trimmed in satin and silk cord; high collar. Bonnet of lavender zephyreene; adorned with shells; fluted brim, finished in satin; lined in pale pink zephyreene; full plume of round ostrich feathers; British lace veil in imitation of Brussels. Lavender kid half-boots. Limerick gloves.Volume 4, Number 22, October 1, 1824 (Third Series)Pelisse of lilac gros de Naples with a circular collar; sleeve confined twice by corded satin bands, decorated by Canterbury bells made of lilac satin; skirt trimmed with five satin tucks elevated on the right side by Canterbury bells of lilac satin. Full worked muslin ruff, fastened with a gold buckle. White chip bonnet with a band of lilac satin, low crown surrounded with a puffing of lilac satin ribbon and ears of corn; strings of crèpe lisse bound with lilac satin. Primrose kid gloves and shoes.Volume 7, Number 37, January 1, 1826 (Third Series)Pelisse of satin Turque in rich myrtle-green, lined in rose sarsnet. Corsage made straight and full, ornamented with large mother-of-pearl buttons. Double pelerine or cape deeply vandyked and edged with chinchilla fur corresponding with muff and bottom of skirt. Black velvet hat, bent in front; crown ornamented in velvet bows with gold slider; rose strings. Collerette of worked muslin. Cap à trois pièces with a narrow full border. High walking shoes of black leather, lined and edged with fur.Volume 9, Number 44, January 1, 1827 (Third Series)High dress of striped gros de Naples wadded and lined with scarlet sarsnet. Corsage made up to the throat and confined by a rich plaid scarf, worn as a sash, and tied in front. Skirt with horizontal fan-like trimming of scarlet corded point, crossed in the center by longitudinal green velvet fluted puffs, terminated by circlets of scarlet satin and green velvet over a row of chinchilla fur. Gigot sleeves stiffened and confined at the wrist by a scarlet corded satin band, fastened with a gold snap; van dyke cuff. Chinchilla fur adorns the shoulders and surrounds the throat. Bonnet of the same material with a circular brim, edged with a rouleau, and lined in scarlet satin. Decorated with three hydrangeas, large green velvet leaves, and bows of gros de Naples. Coral ear-rings. Yellow gloves lined with fur. Chinchilla muff. Boots of slate morocco.Volume 11, Number 52, February 1, 1828 (Third Series)Merino high dress of giraffe color, plain and fastened in front; waist long; gigot sleeves with deep black velvet cuffs ornamented with gold buttons. Circular black velvet cape, trimmed with black lace. Skirt with a border of black velvet, cut bias, and adorned with five gold buttons. Blue and scarlet silk kerchief. Circular hat of blue velvet; full crown; brim edged and trimmed with giraffe velvet. Trimming resembling fern in shape; strings are en bride. Light blue gloves. Giraffe shoes. Chinchilla muff. -- source link

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