Ladies' Monthly Museum, June 1814 | |
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Museum (1814) Mirror of Fashion, FOR JUNE, 1814 The Dresses invented by Mesd. Powley and Harmsworth, New Bond Street. [from page 346] WALKING MORNING DRESS, A full gaged body of Muslin, with sleeves to correspond, and trimmed with fine Lace; a Petticoat, of Peach colour; cut with deep Vandykes at the bottom; and each Vandyke trimmed with three rows of rich fringe; the Oldenberg Bonnet; which is immensely large; of the same colour as the Petticoat. Of Blue or White Sarsnet, with crape draperies of the same colour; trimmed with Blond Lace, in very full short sleeves, twisted, and tied with a bow of riband; no ornament is worn of the head in dress; but the hair in long large curls all round the head. |