Romantic Era Fashion Plate - November 1823 Ladies' Monthly Museum

Romantic Era Fashion Plate - November 1823 Ladies' Monthly Museum

The Mirror of Fashion for November, 1823

Walking Dress
A dress of chocolate colored Gros de Naples, ornamented round the border with a novel trimming composed of satin rouleaux, and surmounted by satin leaves of the same color as the dress; the body is made high and finished with straps of satin, meeting in points in the centre of the bust The sleeves are long and narrow, full towards the shoulder, and terminate with straps at the border. A small equestrian hat to correspond; it is lined with white satin and full puffings in the front, and bound at the edge with narrow satin pipings. A scarf of bright crimson finishes this neat and elegant attire.

Evening Dress
A robe composed of white Syprus crape worn over a blue satin slip; on the border is an oval trimming of gauze bound round the edge with a narrow satin piping, and confined at each point by a cluster of white satin leaves; the hem at the bottom of the dress forms an immense rouleaux of the same. The body is low, and ornamented with white rouleaux of a serpentine form, which is now the favorite manner of finishing the corsage. A falling tucker of broad fine blond, or of Urlings' patent lace encircles the bosom. The sleeves are short, and full, and composed of puckered crape confined by straps of white satin edged with blue. Head-dress - A splendid gold comb to separate the massy bows of hair which are brought in clusters on one side of the forehead, and finished at the back by drop curls intermixed with the bows. White kid gloves, and white satin shoes.

These elegant dresses were invented by Miss Pierpoint, No. 12, Edward-street, Portman-square.