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Engraved for the 6th Number. New Series of La Belle Assemblee, July 1.1810.

FASHIONS

FOR

JULY, 1810.

EXPLANATION OF THE PRINTS OF FASHION.

ENGLISH COSTUME.

No. 1.-COURT-DRESS.

veil. Grecian sandals bound with yellow. Parasol brown, or lavender colour; gloves of York tan.

2. A Pelisse of fine sprigged India muslin, lined with pale pink silk, plain collar edged throughout with lace edging; a pink satin cap and flower. Parasol of green shot with brown; Grecian sandals of brown silk brocade, trimmed with pink; gloves of pale yel

A lilac sarsnet train and petticoat, covered with silver net lace; the drapery of white crape, tastefully looped up in a bow with diamonds on the left side; the bottom of the petticoat, drapery, and train trimmed with a rich point lace; body and sleeves of the same, richly trimmed with lace and looped with diamond Brooches; lace tucker; the head3. A plain rich pink sarsnet pelisse, of a dress a bandeau of diamonds, with a rich plume of white and lilac feathers; diamond walking length, trimmed with edging; a white hoop earrings, diamond necklace, with Mal-crape Theresa handkerchief edged with white tese cross; bracelets of diamonds; white kid gloves; slippers of white satin

low or lavender colour.

satin ribband, with long ends tied round the neck. A small Parisian cap of white crape, with a wreath, which is composed of the nar rowest ribband, formed into bows, and worn with a small lace veil. We never observed a more elegant dress; it was worn by a very lovely woman : in short, fashion could not have selected a more happy model før her art. 4. A frock dress, with short train of silver tissue, over a pale pink satin slip; the sash of pink and silver brocaded ribband, finished at the ends with pearl Maltese crosses.

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No. 2.-MORNING WALKING DRESS. A round dress of thick fine India muslin, made high in the neck, with long sleeves, which are trimmed at the wrists with a narrow edging of lace; a lace let in round the bottom of the dress between four rows of small tucks. A light sky-blue mantle, lined with pale buff, with elastic collar, which is formed with letting-in lace, and has the appearance of a full collar, but will, if required, by draw-necklace composed of diamonds and pearls; ing over the head, form a very pretty and becoming bonnet; a cape of the same materials crosses the back, which is confined at the bottom of the waist, ou the inside, with a pale-blue or buff ribband, tied with a bow in the front; it is entirely trimmed round with narrow edging of lace. A bonnet of straw, and pale-blue ribband, with plaiting of lace, worn underneath, tied under the chin; with|| a yellow rose in the front, and hair in ringlet curls, completes the dress. Gloves of palebuff. Boots of the same colour, calashed and laced with pale-blue.

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the hair dressed in thick round flat curls before, and braided and twisted round the head behind, simply confined by a diamond comb. Diamond snaps in the ears, with pearl drops suspended. Shoes of white and silver brocade silk. This dress may be held up as the most perfect and elegant sample of the present fashion. We observed it on a Lady, who besides the adventitious advantages of fashion and distinction, nature seemed to have formed as the most perfect model of her own power.

5. A slight mourning dress, of French grey crape or muslin, worn over a white slip; the waist confined by a small black velvet band; a small black lace handkerchief thrown lightly over the back and shoulders. Grey and black striped kid shoes; jet necklace and combs.

6. A frock train dress of white crape, trimmed round the hottom and sleeves with pink satin ribbaud, woven in a scollop at one edge for the purpose. A black velvet band and dia

Pearl neckmond clasp confined the waist. lace, comb, and ear-rings; silver tissue fan, white silk and silver brocaded shoes.

The sleeves of these Dresses were short, in the bell form, bound in to the arm with silver, the bosoms bound to correspond.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

AND REFLECTIONS ON

FASHION AND DRESS.

In addition to our usual communication|| on the subject of fashion for the present month, we have to present our fair readers with an account of the several splendid and elegant dresses worn at the Drawing-room, held in joyful commemoration of the nativity of our dearly beloved King.

Added to the innumerable splendid and novel attractions, of which Vauxhall has this season to boast, it has been unusually favoured by the weather, which has induced almost every family of distinction to visit it previous to their leaving town. This, therefore, in addition to our other resources, has proved to us an abundant source for fashion and variety. of which we have endeavoured to avail our scives of the most scrupulous discrimination..

To begin, then, with the promenade dresses we have nothing more approved to offer than the fine sprigged India muslin pelisse, lined with pale pink, straw, blue, or lavender, and trimmed entirely round with a narrow lace edging, put plain on. Pelisses in plain twilled sarsnet of the above colours, edged with narrow lace, are held nearly in equal estimation. but those in black or white lace, lined with primrose, must be acknowledged a higher degree of dress.

Lace scarfs, wrought in floss silk, are entirely a novel article; scarfs are worn wider; and those made in silk are joined in the back, which is formed to a point, like a baudkerchief, and confined to the waist by a brocaded ribbon sash. Spencers, in the large corded muslin, lined, are too pretty to be overlooked; they are worn also in sarsnet, and other muslins, the sleeves and collars edged with narrow edging. Sarsnet tippets, cut round behind, but sloped from the shoulder to long points before, with a small plain falling collar, confined to the throat by a broad ribband, hanging in long ends, the tippet trim. med round with a deep French lace, we have observed on many fashionable and elegant women; as also black lace tippets of the same form. But nothing can we prefer to the simple black lace cloak, made in the old style;

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besides having observed it in many carriages, could we have entertained any doubts on the subject we should have been confirmed in our opinion of its elegant propriety, seeing it on a lady whose modest gait, polite and gentle manuers, with a certain air of fashion, at once announced her rank and the refinement of her mind and taste. We shall take leave of this branch of our subject, by adding that pelisses are mostly made of a walking length, without bands, but confined to the back by an under sash; the collars plain, aud left open, so as to display the dress, which is necessarily made high, and more or less ornamented with lace as the fancy of the wearer or degree of dress requires. Fluted ruffs in white crape, edged with sattin ribband, are worn to defend the throat from the effects of

the sun. Lace and satin caps, with stamped satin flowers, of correspondent colours with the dress, are the usual coverings for the head; but it should be observed, that they are better adapted to the gay parade, or the retirement of parks and pleasure-grounds, than to the less consecrated promenade. For the latter we have to recommend the al Fresco hat in white, unbleached chip; it is of a rural elegance and simplicity well suited to the season and the occasion; the crown is high and ta pering to the top; the rim wide before, and sitting hollow from the face; the hair with this bat should be dressed full ou one side the face, but narrower behind, and fitting in close to the neck; the most becoming method of wearing it is, much on one side, with lilac, or white strings only, the hair may be interwoven with flowers or lace. We have noticed, on some very gay people, flat chip hats, prettily enough ornamented with artificial flowers, but we consider them to belong to that pert, flippant style of dress, ill suited to the quięt elegance of genteel or fashionable life, or only adapted to "the gay fantastic hour." Morning robes are still indispensably made high in the neck, and more frequently, we think, laced up the back; the sleeves are cut so as to sit off from the hand, and edged with muslin overcast in a sort of jagged pattern; not formally vandyked; there is a stand off collar to the neck of the robe to correspond; we re marked this dress on a lady who, to her own native elegance, has added all the minutia of of French fancy and taste, for which she has had abundant leisure and opportunity, during a long residence in that country as a prisoner of war; she wore on her head a ribband resembling the Indian shawl bordering, with a deep black lace veil thrown over her hair; Egyptian pebbles ornamented her neck and

wrists. This sketch, to those who acknow- || ledge Paris to be the fountain of dress, may serve as a model.

For home and dinner dresses, sarsnets, Opera nets and coloured muslin, among those

clumsy cobbler that we owe this pleasing trifle; it is the ladies who have taken this art into their own hands, and so much improved upon it.

The prevailing colours for the season are who reject virgin white, seem the most pre-primrose, straw, celestial blue, pale pink, lavailing; and they are more frequently made vender, lilac, and buff.

high in the neck with ruffs, decp vandyke lace, or work laid on, than from the season one would naturally imagine.

In full and evening dress, black and white lace, silver tissues, crapes, Imperial nets, and. satins, are in the highest estimation, as are fine muslins over satin slips. The frock style of make, with short trains, is still the most approved; the sleeves are frequently in the bell form, bound with silver, as are the bo soms to correspond. Black velvet bands for the waist, with diamond, pearl, or other clasps, are new, simple, and becoming. Brocaded ribbands bave just appeared, consequently coufined for the present to fashionable circles; but there is a style of ribband, woven in a scollop at one edge, which does credit to the taste of the inventor, and thus forms a very pleasing ornament for the bottom of dresses Fillets for the head, formed of crape or velvet, fancifully intermixed with beads or pearls; and long rolls of velvet, twisted with silver, wound up with the hair behind, the latter belonging to a very ancient style of dress, we believe to the costume of the reign of Charles the Second; these ornaments we have ob served to decorate the heads of ladies of the first distinction. Lace handkerchiefs, though a more homely kind of dress, are entitled to notice for their modest elegance, they agree well with the round Madona face, and are always interesting on a pretty woman,

In respect to the fashion for jewellery, except in full dress, a rustic kind of ornament at this season seems to prevail; necklaces and bracelets in Egyptian pebbles, with brooches to correspond, as also in bark, Maltese beads, Indian spice, shells suspended from gold chains, with coral, amber, &c. In full dress garnets have a pretty cool appearance, and afe for that reason much adopted; necklaces in pearl, emeralds, amethysts, with bracelets, crosses, and brooches to correspond; earrings in the top and drop fashion.

In regard to shoes, the brocaded silk is happily just introduced; and works up so elegantly into Grecian sandals, and when composed partly of silver, as well as silk thread, into that fascinating ornament the Cinderella slipper, it must afford infinite pleasure to some of our fair friends who more particularly Jay the stress of beauty on the foot. It is to no

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LADIES' DRESSES

ON HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTH-DAY. HER MAJESTY.-A lilac petticoat covered with silver net lace. The draperies tastefully looped up with four diamond bows; a most brilliant diamond sun-flower on the left side; the whole interspersed with diamonds of various forms. The train to correspond. The tout ensemble was tastefully magnificent, and had a light and elegant effect. The head-dress was of diamonds and silver net.

THE PRINCESS AUGUSTA.-A celestial crape dress, composed of rich clusters of fig-leaves, and a fringe formed of medallions at the edge. A broad border at the bottom of the petticoat, a train of celestial blue, and silver tissue; the headdress of diamonds, and a very full and elegant plume of white ostrich feathers.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH-Wore a dress of white satin, embroidered with silver, and ornamented with draperies of silver tissue, elegantly disposed in the Persian style. The right side of the dress was a painted drapery, terminating at the end with a Persian orescent, with Maltese ornaments, suspended in dead and bright silver; large crescents, variously interspersed, looped up the dra peries which formed this elegant dress, and which had all the appearance of Eastern magnificence. Her Royal Highness's robe was a white and silver tissue, trimmed to correspond with the dress, with point lace and diamonds.

PRINCESS SOPHIA.-A dress of pale pink and silver tissue, ornamented with festoon draperies, embroidered with borders of silver foil, in bnuches of flowers, leaves, &c. and studded with beads of dead and bright silver. Handsome silver cord and tassels finished the whole of this beautiful dress. Robe pink and silver tissue, trimmed with point lace and diamonds.

PRINCESS OF WALES.-A primrose satin court train and petticoat, richly embroidered with Iris flower, the leaves of green coloured foil, edged with fine gold; the heads of the flowers superbly studded with diamonds, the body and drapery of rich silver plate net, embroidered to correspond; the train, body, and sleeves studded with sapphire stones of great value: pocket-holes fancifully trimmed with Iris wreaths, and silver trimming, with a magnificent wreath of diamonds across the drapery. The taste of her Royal Highness was never so eminently conspicuous as in the brilliant and magnificent effect which this superb dress produced. The bead-dress of diamonds and nae ostrich plumes.

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