LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE. FASHIONS For MAY, 1806, EXPLANATION OF THE PRINTS OF FASHION. LONDON FASHIONS FOR MAY. No. 1. AN EVENING FULL DRESS. A Grecian robe of a light embroidered muslin, half Vandyke sleeves, full at the top, looped up with a square cornelian broach; the busk broad and plain, carelessly thrown over the bosom to the right side; bosom trimmed with French ribband; a muslin girdle, with acorn tassels at the end; amlets to match the broaches; the whole of the above are worn over a white sarsnet slip. White kid gloves and shoes. No. 2.-A WALKING DRESS. A Parisian mantle of dove-coloured sarsnet, trimmed with French grey floss silk, forming a broad border, confined on the right shoulder with a bow of the same; an Egyptian broach; this mantle is extremely graceful and elegant. morning bonnet of dove-coloured sarsnet correspond with the mantle, is turned up in front with French grey floss silk; this bonnet is worn very much on one side of the head, so as to discover the hair carelessly curled. No. 3.-A FASHIONABLE WALKING DRESS. A to A jacket and petticoat, walking length, of Circassian cambric, ornamented with narrow footing lace, or worked muslin, let in round the bottom of the petticoat, and on the edge of the jacket and sleeves. Bonnet of lavender sarsnet, trimmed with shaded ribband. No. 9.-A WALKING DRESS, Of Japan cambric muslin, with worked long sleeves, and made close to the figure, buttoned behind from the neck to the bottom of the train. A Poland mantle of blue silk, trimmed with silk cable of the same colour, fastened with an antique on the right shoulder; a peasant cap to correspond. No. 10.-A FULL DRESS. A splendid web Fourreau, Grecian front, sleeves and train bound with embossed ribband, and trimmed with tulle; a white satin slip is worn underneath. Head-dress, a Circassian turban, embroidered in silver lume; a bird of paradise plume in front. No. 11-A ROUND DRESS, Of pale yellow sarsnet, with a drapery of white crape over it, drawn up in festoons, and fastened with tassels of white beads. The head ornamented with a tiara, bandeaux of amethyst, and an opera comb; a pearl necklace. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE FASHIONS FOR MAY. White satin dresses will continue fashionable the whole of the spring season; ball dresses worked in gold and silver lamé, or crape embossed in white and coloured velvets. Silver chambery is extremely fashionable and elegant, both for turbans and dresses. The most fashionable ornaments are amethyst, tiaras, and bandeaux; opera No. 4.-A MORNING HIGH DRESS OF CAMBRIC Combs, and dove broaches are worn in the front of MUSLIN. dresses, with or without other ornaments, and Train moderately long; robe flowing from are much admired. Silks of every colour, spotthe shoulder, lace collar, trimmed with tulle; ed with white, are prevalent for spencers, mantles plain long sleeves, trimmed with tulle; wrists and pelisses; silk hats and bonnets to correspond ornamented with a topaz clasp or bracelets to are worn with them. An evening dress, comcorrespond; yellow gloves and shoes. A Morn-posed of lenon, elegantly worked in the Etruscan ing cap of white lace trimmed with tulle, tied style, is much approved of; the back of this under the chin with white ribband, dress is low, drawn full, and is finished with a No. III. Vol. I. |