Romantic Era Fashion Plate - August 1821 Ladies' Monthly Museum

Romantic Era Fashion Plate - August 1821 Ladies' Monthly Museum

Walking-Costume. Pelisse-wrap morning dress of India muslin, richly embroidered down each side of the front, and round the border, neatly closed down the skirt, but leaving a place to show a fine cambric petticoat. The body of the wrap made with a pelerine cape richly ornamented with two rows of Urling's patent lace, with Elizabeth ruff of the same. Large walking bonnet, of celestial blue sarsnet, lined with white, and elegantly trimmed in a novel and tasteful manner, and a narrow scarf-shawl of silk, to correspond. Murray-colored half-boots of kid; and sea-green parasol, fringed with white.

Evening Dress. A frock of white net, or gauze, over white satin, ornamented a l'antique, with pink satin, in separate festoon ornaments, each fastened in the middle with an agraffe in white satin, and bordered on each side with a rouleau of pink; the body and short sleeves trimmed to correspond. Coronation plume coronet, of white feathers, over the hair, arranged in ringlets, in the style of Eleanor de Guienne. Pearl ear-rings and necklace, white satin shoes, and white kid gloves.

The above elegant dresses were furnished by Miss Pierpoint, inventress of the Corset a la Gracque, No. 12, Edmond Street, Portman-square.