Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - November 1857 Godey's Lady's Book

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - November 1857 Godey's Lady's Book

Description of Steel Fashion-Plate for November

Fig 1 - Street-dress of fawn-colored merino or habit-cloth, trimmed with bands of fur. Basquine of beaver cloth the same shade, trimmed to correspond, with a row of large grelots or drop buttons on the edge. Bonnet of black velvet and lace, with coquilicots inside the brim; strings of the same shade.

Fig 2 - Dress for a lady just laying aside mounring. Dress of purple silk, with a rich black velvet raised pattern. Mantle of black cloth, with fringe headed by an embossed velvet ribbon. Hat of purple satin and black lace.

Fig 3 - Walking-dress of green Valencia. Basque of mode-colored ladies' cloth, with fringe and grelots. Rose-colored bonnet trimmed with white blonde.

Fig 4 - Carriage-dress of blue moire, with a side trimming of black moire, edged by waved rows of narrow blue velvet diced. Basquine of black velvet, with deep sable bands. Muff of sable. Bonnet composed of white uncut velvet and blonde, with plumes. This is the richest costume we have seen this season, and is intended for winter wear. Its simplicity does not hide its elegant costliness, which cannot be counterfeited.