Select Fashions 1803

Morning Dresses Cabinet of Fashion February 1803

Lady’s Monthly Museum at 152

A black beaver hat and feathers. A plain muslin gown, with long sleeves and a tucker drawn close to the throat. A lilac velvet pelisse, trimmed with ermine, and fastened with pearl buttons on the front and sleeves. Shoes, lilac; and gloves, York tan.

A white velvet hat, and short ostrich feathers. A double frill of lace round the neck. A blue mazarine sarsenet pelisse, trimmed with white ribbons; and fur York tan gloves; and blue shoes.

London Fashions for November 1803

Fashions of London and Paris

FULL AND WALKING DRESS.

Dress of plain or sprigged muslin, the front quite plain and drawn round the bosom, the sleeves short with alternate stripes of lace and muslin, the train very long and trimmed round with vandyke. A round turban of white satin ornamented with white ostrich feathers. Swansdown tippet.

A short round dress of cambric muslin. A pelisse of green velvet, trimmed all round with black lace. A bonnet of the same with a green ostrich feather.

November 1803 Fashions of London and Paris

PROMENADE DRESS.

Plain dress of white or coloured muslin, with long sleeves. A cloak of blue velvet lined with yellow silk, and trimmed all round with deep black lace. A bonnet of blue velvet, covered with lace.

A short walking dress of thick muslin. A military spencer of purple velvet, trimmed with silk cord. Purple velvet bonnet, ornamented with a white ostrich feather.

Cabinet of Fashion April 1803

Lady’s Monthly Museum at 276

EVENING DRESSES.

A head dress of mazarine blue velvet, trimmed with lace, and a lace veil, and ostrich feathers. The dress, light blue muslin, with a short sleeve of mazarine blue velvet, trimmed with lace. The body covered with lace. Gloves and shoes, white leather.

Second Figure.--The head dress a large lace veil. The gown white muslin, with a number of plaits on the breast and sleeves, in the French style. Shoes and gloves, white.