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La Belle Assemblée (1817)

April Vol. 15, No. 96 (1817)

FASHIONS

FOR

MAY, 1817

EXPLANATION OF THE PRINTS OF FASHION.

ENGLISH.

No. 1. --MORNING DRESS.

High round dress of Mexican blue reps silk, elegantly ornamented with rich white silk Peruvian trimming.

FRENCH.

No. 2. --EVENING DRESS.

Round dress of tulle over pale pink satin; the tulle dress finished round the border by a flounce of blond of a rich and elegant pattern, the flounce surmounted by a corkscrew rouleau of pink satin; the waist confined by a narrow belt of the same material.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON FASHION AND DRESS.

[from page 183] Striped ribbands of every colour on white, are much in favour; but the colours most in requistion are violet, Mexican blue, spring green, rose colour, and evening primrose.

The favorite articles in jewellery are pearls, white cornelian, agate, and opal.


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