Romantic Era Fashion Plate - February 1825 Ladies' Monthly Museum

Romantic Era Fashion Plate - February 1825 Ladies' Monthly Museum

The Mirror of Fashion for February, 1825

Carriage Dress
A chocolate cloth pelisse. The sleeves are large and full, ornamented with a bradied epaulette, and having a tight cuff braided to correspond; a large collar of Urling's patent pointed lace falls over the shoulders: the skirt is long, and braided down the front and bottom, similar to the top. A long Chinchilla tippet. Large black velvet hat, elegantly ornamented with a plume of long black feathers, confined at the side by folds of black velvet edged with satin piping. Under this elegant hat is worn a cap richly trimmed with pointed blond lace. The hair is arranged in full curls on each side of the face. Limerick gloves, and black kid shoes.

Evening Dress
A dress of crimson gros de Naples, ornamented round the bottom with a full quilling, edged with piping, surmounted by a full puffing of gros de Naples, confined in a slanting direction by satin buttons in the form of smaller puffs. The body is trimmed with folds of silk across the front, carried over the shoulders and back, and confined in the centre, and at each shoulder, by a narrow satin strap; above which is a full standing-up tucker of Urling's patent lace. The sleeves are large and ornamented with satin straps. Ornaments of pearl. White kid gloves, and white satin shoes.

Head Dress
The hair still continues to be worn in very large curls, but divided on the left side; and thick clusters of curls are placed at the top of the head, which fall elegantly over the temples and sides. The braid is beautifully arranged in a new style of bows, intermixed with large curls. Flowers, or feathers, intermingled with this tasteful head-dress, are considered very fashionable, and have an elegant effect.

For the dresses we are, as usual, indebted to the taste of Miss Pierpoint, Edward-street, Portman-square; and for the Head-dresses to Mr. Colley, Bishopsgate-street within.