Romantic Era Fashion Plate - April 1836 The World of Fashion

Romantic Era Fashion Plate - April 1836 The World of Fashion Newest London and Paris Fashions for April, 1836 Opera and Ball Dresses Fig 1 - A robe of straw-colour satin, looped up over a white silk skirt, with a golden chain and arrow. Tight corsage and Sevigne blond cape, having an agraffe in the centre of the bosom, and on each shoulder; blond chemisette and pearl necklace; tight long sleeves, open Spanish ones over them, lined with white silk, and confined at intervals by armlets of rubies and gold; straw-colour hat, the Andalusian shape, having a bouquet of roses under the elevated side of the brim, and two straw-colour and white feathers drooping over the other. Fig 2 - A dove-colour satin dress; pointed corsage, straight over the bosom, and bordered with gold; Venetian sleeves of white seraphine gauze, Vandyked at the edge, and striped with gold lama; black satin Valliere hat, and plume of pink feathers fastened with a gold brooch; feather fan, the handle gold. Fig 3 - A blue satin skirt, over which is a white muslin robe, much shorted, looped up in a point at the centre, with a blue bow. This dress opens on one side, another bow confining it at the hem; tight corsage, with plaits, en coeur, over the bosom; short tight sleeves of the blue satin, edged with a tulle ruche; Venetian shaped muslin ones above; puce color velvet hat, with a bandeau underneath adorned by silver studs; a Spanish white plume on one side. Half-Length Figures 1 - Reversed view of the first whole-length, the dress represented in green silk; the hat likewise green, and a white plume. 2 and 3 - Side and front view of a Court head-dress. The plume separated, one part rising high behind the bows of hair; the rest drooping on the shoulder from ringlets on the left side. Gold forehead chain, passing across to the back of the head. 4 - Lilac satin dress; double sabot short sleeves; tulle scarf and cap: the latter lined with lilac, trimmed with Vandyked blond, and having a small plume of lilac feathers drooping behind.