Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1859 Peterson's Magazine

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1859 Peterson's Magazine

Fashions for June

Fig 1 - Carriage Dress of Grenadine, with a double skirt. The ground of the dress is white, sprinkled over with bunches of roses, and each skirt is bordered with a broad, green stripe, edged with a wreath of bright-colored flowers. Shawl of white muslin with a deep flounce, in which is run a green ribbon. Above the flounce are two worked ruffles. Bonnet of fine straw, trimmed with pink flowers and green leaves.

Fig 2 - Carriage Dress of silk of the new color known as the "Violet of the Alps." This dress is made with two skirts, each trimmed with rows of black lace. The body is high, and fastened at the waist with a band and buckle. The sleeves are very full at the top, with a jockey, and made partially close above the wrist. Both body and sleeves are trimmed with bands of black lace. Bonnet of white crape.

Early Victorian Fashion Plate - June 1839 The Ladies Pocket Magazine

Early Victorian Fashion Plate - June 1839 The Ladies Pocket Magazine

English Fashions and Novelties

London Public Promenade Dress - Foulard robe quqdrilled in two shades of lilac; the corsage is high behind, open on the bosom, and wrapping to one side at the ceinture. Demi large sleeves, ornamented with bouillons below the shoulder. Ceinture with floating ends of lilac ribbon. One side of the skirt is decorated with coques and ends of ribbon. Italian straw hat, the brim round and rather large, is trimmed in the interior with light sprigs of foliage, and a band of twisted ribbon. A full wreath of foliage, from which a few flowers droop upon the neck, decorates the crown. White cashmere shawl edged with ecru silk fringe, headed by a chef d'or.

London Evening Dress - The robe is pink and white shot pou de soie; the border is trimmed with three bias folds, each edged with a row of lace. Low corsage deeply pointed in front, drpaed en coeur on the bosom, and disposed in folds round the back and shoulders. Short sleeve corresponding with the trimming of the skirt, and terminated by a lace ruffle. The hair, parted on the forehead, and disposed in full clusters of ringlets at the sides, is decorated with a small crape scarf, and a sprig of gold flowers with green velvet foliage.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - April 1852 Le Moniteur de la Mode

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - April 1852 Le Moniteur de la Mode

Description of the Engraving

Bride's Toilet - Coiffure: hair in bands very much puffed: the back hair is tied rather low; the wreath is composed of white iris flowers with foliage. Behind this and rather on one side, is the crown of orange-flowers that holds the veil, which is placed very backward, and is of plain tulle with a single hem. Dress: it is of taffeta, with bayaderes, or mroe correctly speaking velvet with rows of velvet flowers, appearing like terry velvet. This dress, a disposition (or having a special pattern for each part), known at Delisle's as the Csarina robe, is a masterpiece of manufacture, of which it is impossible to form an accurate idea without seeing it in several colours, and also with effects of coloured velvet on a white ground. We give this model, because nothing can be easier, if the dress itself cannot be procured, than to replace the effects of velvet by lace sewed on flat, or by galloons; muslin also may be embroidered in this style. The body, almost high behind, is open very low in front, and trimmed with a double plain bertha that follows its cut. The waist is lengthened in front but not pointed. The bouquet decorates the bottom of the body and spreads in the form of a fan. The sleeve, in the pagoda shape and half wide is plain at top and terminated by two trimmings worked like the edge of the berthas. A wide lace under-sleeve covers the arm. The habit skirt is square at top, and is composed of lace; the upper row is raised at the edge, and below are four or five other rows of lace.

Communicant - Hair in bands a la Vierge; a little tulle cap trimmed all round with a ruche and tied under the chin with a ribbon in a cross bow. The top of the cap inclines to the Mary Stuart form. The veil, of this muclin, is fastened flat on the head and confined on each side, whence it hangs down almost as long as the frock. It is edged with a hem of about four inches. The under-frock, high behind, square in front, and rather open, is made of white taffeta. The body is plain, and the sleeves are long, rather wide, and tight at the wrist. The outer frock is muslin, and has a body high behind and open in front, gathered on the shoulder and at the waist. The edge is trimmed with a taffeta ruche. The under body is ornamented, in front, with three rows of bows, diminishing in size towards the bottom. The outer sleeve is wide, and edged with a taffeta ruche. The under-sleeve reaches below it. The hem of the skirt is at least 8 inches deep. The sash is tied in front and has long ends reaching almost to the ground.

Walking Dress - Bonnet of taffeta and blond. The brim, which is high, narrow, and sits close to the chin, is of taffeta, gathered from the bottom of the crown to the edge; on the sides of the crown an ornament is placed, cut rather round at the ends, and consisting of three rows of taffeta bouillonnes fastened together by a cross-piece of taffeta. The crown is not deep, falls back and has a soft top. The curtain, of taffeta cut cross-wise, is not gathered in the seam. The blond that covers the lower part is gathered, and ends in vandykes that hang below the curtain. A like blond is sewed full on the cross-piece that borders the ornament, and the points also reaching beyond the edge are fastened to those of the other blond, so that the edge of the brim is seen through them. Towards the bottom the blond above separates from that below, and sits full near the edge of the ornament. A blond forming a fanchon on the calotte is laid also under the other edge of the ornament. Lastly the curtain itself is covered with blond. Inside there are some fine white roses mixed with bows of ribbon.

Dress from Delisle's, what he calls the "Rainbow", it is taffeta, with shaded flounces. The body is high, and buttons straight up in front. The collar and frill are lace. Two revers, or more correctly speaking, two trimmings, are put up the side of the body. These trimmings, made of bands resembling the narrow flounces, get narrower towards the bottom. They are pinked at the edges, and shaded. The sleeve is plain, and terminated by two trimmings, pinked and shaded. The skirt has five flounces five inches wide, pinked and shaded, then a sixth of 8 or 9 inches pinked and shaded also.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - July 1841 Godey's Lady's Book

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - July 1841 Godey's Lady's Book

FASHIONS.
There being no changes in the fashions, we give some fancy dresses for balls that will suit the ensuing month; also several very beautiful dresses for children, admirably coloured; indeed we think that not even the French periodicals excel the Lady's Book in this branch of our business.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1838 The World of Fashion

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1838 The World of Fashion

Newest London and Parisian Fashions for June, 1838

Carriage Dress
Fig 1 - Robe of pink gros de Naples chine; it is made in the pelisse form; a shawl corsage, trimmed en coeur, with a volan of the same material. Large sleeve, somewhat of the gigot form, surmounted by a winged mancheron. A double volans trims one side of the skirt. Embroidered muslin collar, bordered with lace. Hat of white moire, the interior of the brim is trimmed next the face with a bouillon of tulle, in which roses are inserted.

Home Dress
Fig 2 - Robe of maize-coloured gros de Naples; the back of the corsage is flat, the fronts draped from each shoulder. The sleeve a la Duchesse d'Orleans; the flounces are edged with white fancy silk trimming. The front of the skirt is trimmed with a flounce, which is edged to correspond. Worked muslin collet fichu, edged with lace. Small round cap of tulle, trimmed with blond lace, narrow at the sides, but very full round the corners and back; a few flowers lightlyplaced and white ribbon complete the trimming.

Public Promenade Dress
Fig 3 - Printed muslin robe, the corsage made half high, is trimmed with a pelerine lappel, which is bordered with a double flounce. Victoria sleeve. A very deep flounce borders the skirt. Breast-knot and ceinture of straw-coloured ribbon. Hat of straw-coloured gros de Naples; a round brim; the interior trimmed en demi guirlande, with roses; figured ribbons and a boquet of white ostrich feathers adorns the crown.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1838 The World of Fashion

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1838 The World of Fashion

Newest London and Parisian Fashions for June, 1838

A Peeress in her Robes
Fig 1 - The dress is composed of white satin, superbly embroidered in gold round the border; the embroidery rises in the tablier style in front, and is terminated at the bottom by a superb gold fringe. The robe is of crimson velvet, trimmed with ermine; the corsage part superbly adorned with gold ornaments, and fastened round the waist with a superb gold cord and tassels; the back, trimmed with an ermine collar, is loose from the shoulders. The mancheron, scolloped in three places, is bordered with ermine. The hair, dressed in full curls at the sides, and three bows brought very forward on the summit of the head, is decorated with gold beads, a gold feronniere, and a white rose. Necklace of coloured gems. Cap of crimson velvet, trimmed with gold and ermine.

Fig 2 - presents a back view of the robe we have just described. The under dress is also composed of white satin, but with an embroidery in gold of a different pattern. The hair, dressed in ringlets at the sides, and a soft knot on the summit of the head, is decorated with a superb feronniere, gold beads, and a coronet enriched with coloured gems.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1838 The World of Fashion

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1838 The World of Fashion

Newest London and Parisian Fashions for June, 1838

Dinner Dress
Fig 1 - Robe of one of the new pattern foulards; the corsage half-high and pointed at the bottom, is trimmed with a lappel bordered with black lace; a row of which also encircles the waist, and descends en tablier on each side; the centre of the tablier is ornamented with knots of ribbon; breast-knot en suite. Manche a bouillons, the bouillons terminated with black lace. Pink crape hat, the interior of the brim profusely ornamented with blond lace, and the crown adorned with white ostrich feathers and pink ribbons.

Half-Length Figures - Evening Dress
2 - Rose coloured pou de soie robe; a low corsage and short sleeves, trimmed with blond lace; the hair disposed in ringlets at the sides, and a noeud a la Serpente behind is adorned with a golden arrow.

3 - India muslin robe, trimmed with white lace and straw coloured ribbon. The hair is ornamented with gold flowers, and white ostrch feathers disposed en gerbe.

4 - Lilac crape robe; corsage and Mancha a l'enfant. The hair is decorated with a wreath and gerbe of flowers.

5 - Lilac pou de soie robe; a square corsage, trimmed, as are also the sleeves with point de Paris. Coiffure a la renaisance, ornamented with gold clasps, and white ostrich feathers.

6 - Lemon coloured crape dress; corsage plisse, and tight sleeves, both trimmed with blond lace. Head-dress of hair a la Vierge, decorated with a gerbe of flowers.

7 - Morning dress of green pou de soie; corsage half-high, and pelerine a la Paysanne of the same material. Tulle cap, a round shape; it is trimmed with ribbons and floating brides of tulle.

8 - Evening Dress of India muslin; corsage plisse, trimmed with a lappel composed of two folds of muslin and a fall of lace. Short sleeves terminated by lace manchettes of a round form. The hair disposed in soft braids at the sides, and trimmed up in a low knot behind, is decorated with a ferronniere of fancy jewellery, and gerbes of white grapes with their foliage.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1838 The World of Fashion

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1838 The World of Fashion

Newest London and Parisian Fashions for June, 1838

Home Dress
Fig 1 - Jaconot muslin robe; a low corsage, tight to the shape, and trimmed with a pelerine mantilla of English lace. Short sleeve, tight at the top, but descending very full below the elbow. Apron of black gros de Naples, trimmed in a novel style with cherry-coloured ribbon. Small round cap of tulle, decorated with coques and floating brides of oiseau ribbon.

Carriage Dress
Fig 2 - The robe is one of the new foulards; the front is trimmed en tablier with a flounce, being narrow at the top, but increasing in width as it descends, and very deep round the border; the corsage half high, is draped in longitudinal folds. The sleeve full in the centre, and tight at top and bottom, is ornamented with flounces. Rice staw hat, trimmed with lilac ribbon and white feathers.

Public Promenade Dress
Fig 3 - India muslin pelisse robe, lined with pink sarsenet, and trimmed round the corsage and down the point of the skirt with bouillonnee; knots of ribbon are intermingled with it on the skirt. Demi large sleeve, also ornamented with bouillonne. White crape bonnet, lined with pink, trimmed en bonnet with tulle and flowers in the interior of the brim, and a ruche at the edge of it; knots of ribbon, intermingled with a tulle drapery, adorn the crown.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1838 The World of Fashion

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - June 1838 The World of Fashion

Newest London and Parisian Fashions for June, 1838

Evening Dresses
Fig 1 - Robe of mais pou de soie; corsage a trois puce, pointed at bottom, and trimmed with a pelerine mantelet of English point lace, which is ornamented with roses and sprigs of white blossoms; short sleeve, a triple bouillon, decorated en suite; the skirt is trimmed with a magnificent point lace flounce, the heading of which is disposed in drpaery, and intermingled with roses. The hair, arranged in soft briads, is decorated with a wreath of flowers.

Fig 2 - Green gros de Naples robe; a shawl corsage; the bust is decorated in the stomacher style, with an embroidery in green silk, and the pelerine trimmed with a flounce, with a very novel heading, manche a l'enfant; the skirt is trimmed en suite. Head-dress of hair, a la Berthe, decorated with roses, epis, and a white gauze scarf.

Fig 3 - Presents a back view of the costume just described, but in rose-coloured crape, and with the heading of the flounces formed of wreaths of roses.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plates - February 1839 The Ladies Pocket Magazine

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plates - February 1839 The Ladies Pocket Magazine Paris Fashions and Novelties

Paris Dinner Dress - White moire robe. The corsage, low and pointed, is trimmed round the top with a fold of blue satin, which is edged with Mechlin lace. The sleeves, very short and tight, are trimmed at the bottom with two falls of lace, which turn up in full plaits; a knot of blue ribbon ornaments each sleeve, and the centre of the breast. The skirt is trimmed with a broad lace flounce, headed by a bouillon, through which a blue ribbon is drawn; it terminates in a knot on one side. The head-dress is a bonnet a la Blanche of tulle, embroidered in gold, and gold flowers.

Paris Evening Dress - Robe of rose-coloured velours des Indes; it is trimmed in the demi-tunic style, with Mecklin lace, headed by a row of puffs of rose satin ribbon; the corsage, cut low and pointed, is trimmed a l'enfant with lace. A row of puffs of ribbon, terminating in a knot, encircles the lace at the bottom of the sleeve, and a bust formes of coques and ends ornaments the centre of the breast. The turban, of a small size and a novel form, is composed of green velvet, trimmed with chefs d'or and gold fringe.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - October 1859 Peterson's Magazine

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - October 1859 Peterson's Magazine Fashions for October Fig 1 - Dress of Pearl-Grey Silk - The skirt is quite full, and trimmed on each side with two bands of black velvet, the longest extending half way down the skirt, and terminating in a point. Up the middle of these bands are placed rows of buttons. The corsage is high and has a point behind, and two points in front. The front is finished by a broad velvet facing. Sleeves in the Louis XIV style, trimmed with velvet and buttons. Lace ruffles. Fig 2 - Walking Dress of Brown Silk - Skirt perfectly plain. The corsage which is round, is trimmed with black velvet, cut in scallops. Sleeves in the pagoda style, trimmed with black velvet. Bonnet of fancy straw, trimmed with lace, and strings of broad ribbon in gay plaids.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - April 1852 Le Moniteur de la Mode

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - April 1852 Le Moniteur de la Mode Description of the Engravings - No. 324 1st Figure - Walking Dress - Bonnet of green crape and taffeta, trimmed with black lace and ribbons. The brim is trimmed all round the edge with a crape bouillonne which is confined over creves of green ribbon, confined at intervals by small twist rosettes. The band of the brim and the crown is fluted afeta, the edge of the band near the crown is also held by ribbon creves. The two rows of creves are decorated with black lace; the top of crown is soft and covered with crape. The curtain is taffein surrounded with crape like the edge of the brim; a double bow with two loose ends falls behind. The inside of the brim is trimmed with two rows of black lace, and on each side two branches of white and common lilac, one upwards, the other downwards, with green foliage shaded brown. Dress and mantelet of taffeta, with taffeta applications of another colour. The bottom plain and high; buttoned all the way up. Skirt with three flounces terminated by an application of a different taffeta. The mantelet scarf is composed of a lapel turned back shawl-fashion, and a flounce gathered under the bottom of the part forming the mentelet. On the lapel there is only one row of application in the scollop shape, at bottom there are two; on the flounce three. The flounces of the skirt have two rows of scollops on the first, three on the second; four on the third. This trimming is made with taffeta application, and the festoons forming the scollops are formed with silk braid held down by a large festoon stitch. As it is not easy to obtain very wide braid of coloured silk, two may be laid beside each other. Each of these trimmings is terminated by a frosted fringe barely an inch deep. 2nd Figure - Little Girl of Ten or Twelve - White taffeta drawn bonnet composed of bouillonnes, sitting well round the face. Round crown, curtain with three rows. The inside of the brim is covered with narrow blonds and the cheeks are accompanied by tufts of white daisies. Waistcoat of white watered silk; high, buttoning up straight; little green buttons. Lappets and skirt of taffeta trimmed with velvet. The lappet is very scant; high behind, open in front; it is confined at the waist by a short band and two buttons. The skirt rounds well on the hipand forms behind a double plait in the caraco shape. The pagoda sleeves are hollowed on each side, so as to form a roundish point both on the upper and under side. The skirt has three flounces trimmed at the edges with a velvet an inch and a quarter wide; then half an inch above the wide velvet there is another of No 1. Two rows of narrow lace stand up to form the collar. The under-sleeve follows the shape of the upper one; it is composed of two rows of embroidered insertions with two narrow valenciennes; these two rows are placed one higher than the other. Same arrangement for the trowsers. 3rd Figure - Little Boy of Five or Six - Felt hat with wide undulated brims; spherical crown. A black satin ribbon, passing through a steel buckle goes round the crown; a large black satin bow is set on one side, and from it hang two long ends of broad black satin ribbon. This beautiful hat was made by M. Desprey, hatter, 38, boulevard des Italiens. Wide Charles I. collar of open embroidery tied with two small cords having tassels at the end. Skirt and pardessus of violet watered silk. The latter is cut high and round in the back neck; the waist is hollowed so as to give width to the bottom without having recourse to plaits. The sleeves, half short, have a satin cuff. A broad satin ribbon runs down the front and round the bottom of the pardessus. The under garment is also of watered silk. On the skirt, which is arranged in hollow plaits at the waist, it does not stand out, but forms flutes all round the bottom. The under-sleeve is openwork embroidery; as is the bottom of the pantaloons also. The gaiters are black cloth with blue steel buttons.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - April 1852 Le Moniteur de la Mode

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - April 1852 Le Moniteur de la Mode Description of the Engravings - No. 323 1st Figure - Coiffure a La Jeune Femme - The parting is on the left side, and the hair lies in close curls on each side. Dress of white taffeta with coloured figures, a particular pattern for each part of the dress. The ground of the skirt and body are sprinkled with small Pompadour bouquets en jardiniere, that is to say with flowers of different colours in graduated shades. The flounces have scolloped edges; the ground is white and over each scollop is a rich bouquet of various flowers. The body is very high behind; it opens square in front, and the middle of the opening is even a little wider than the top (this cut is more graceful than the straight one). The waist is very long, especially at the sides: the front ends in a rounded point not very long. The bottom of the body is trimmed with a ruche composed of small white ribbons mixed with others. This ruche is continued on the waist and meets at the bottom of the point. There are three bows of chine ribbon on the middle of the body. The upper one has double bows and ends; the other two gradually smaller. The sleeves are rather wide, and open a little behind at the side. The opening is rounded; the edge is trimmed with a ruche like the body. There is a small lace at the edge of the body. The lace sleeves are the same form as those of the stuff, but they are longer. 2nd Figure - Drawn Bonnet of Blond and Satin - The brim is very open at the sides and lowered a little in front. It is transparent for a depth of four inches, and consists of five rows of gathered blond, on each of which is sewed a narrow white terry velvet ribbon, No 4. This brim, made of Lyons tulle, is edged with a white satin roll. The band of the crown is Tuscan straw on which are five drawings of white satin. The top of the crown is round and of white satin; it is puffed in creves. The curtain is blond like the brim. The ornament consists of a white satin bow placed quite at the side of the brim and near the edge. The inside of the brim is trimmed with four rows of blond, each having a narrow pink terry velvet, and a wreath of roses, small near the forehead, larger near the cheeks. Blond is mixed with the flowers. Redingote of moire antique; body high, with six lozenge-shaped openings in front, diminishing in size towards the waist. The edges of these lozenges are trimmed with velvet; the points meet like hands under a button. Through these lozenge openings there appears a white muslin habit-shirt, gathered in small flutes (the muslin, however close, always projects through the openings under the pressure of the body.) The habit-shirt is finished at the neck by two rows of lace. The sleeve, which increases in size towards the bottom, has also lozenge openings, confined by buttons, and through the openings is seen a muslin under-sleeve, puffing a little, plaited lengthwise in small flutes and held at the wrist by an embroidered band with lace at the edge. The skirt has nine graduated openings down the front from top to bottom, buttoned like the others, through which is seen a nansouk petticoat, worked with wheels linked together, small at top and larger at bottom.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - April 1852 Le Moniteur de la Mode

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - April 1852 Le Moniteur de la Mode Description of the Engravings - No. 322 1st Figure - Full Ball Dress - A new coiffure executed by Ferdinand Croizat, 76, rue Richelieu. Two bands start from the top of the head, right and left of the parting. These bands descend on the flat bandeaux and are rolled in a lock of hair on each side. The coiffure is ornamented with a wreath of reed foliage, velvet and gold; here and there small gold reeds. The foliage is small in the middle and larger towards the sides where, it blends with two white feathers gracefully turned. Dress of taffeta trimmed with velvet. Body low, with two taffeta berthas forming a point in front and passing over the shoulders to form a ca=hale behind. These berthas are not gathered; they are held to the front of the body by three clasps in brilliants. The body is rather pointed at the waist. Sleeves small and short. The skirt is double: the under one has two flounces; the upper is raised on the left side by a bunch of white feathers held by a cord of reed foliage like that in the coiffure. The lower flounce is 12 inches deep, and has a garnet velvet nearly three inches wide about an inch from the bottom. The upper flounce, 10 inches deep, has a velvet half an inch narrower than the other; and the tunic has one only 2 inches wide; all placed about an inch from the edge. The velvets of the berthas and sleeves are only an inch and a quarter wide. 2nd Figure - Coiffure a La Jolie Femme - The hair tied rather low behind and held by a comb set with diamonds. The bandeaux are very wavy; the hair is raised a little from the point of the parting on the forehead. Dress, low-bodied with short sleeves; skirt very rich in large plaits. This dress of moire antique is a disposition, that is to say, that the stuff is woven, worked, and coloured in separate pieces for each particular part. The body is simply sprinkled with small flowers on a watered ground. The skirt is ornamented with bouquets of various coloured roses, small at the waist, and getting larger towards the bottom. These coloured flowers seem to be held by a rich ribbon which ties them, and which is worked in the moire by an effect of shaded white. Then from bouquet to bouquet fall girandoles of pearls likewise obtained by an effect of the working. This dress is very rich; the body is trimmed with a lace tippet, round behind. The lace has a very light pattern on the edge. It forms a point in front, and has a very full lace flounce all round the edge. A straight and wide lace sleeve, rather short, leaves the arm visible through it. A bush of rose foliage with buds embellishes the front of the body. This bush is flat enough at bottom to avoid thickening the waist. A long rich gold chain is thrown over the shoulders and hangs down on the skirt.

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

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

Description of Steel Fashion-Plate for August

Watering-Place Belles
Fig 1 - Riding-habit. The skirt of rich myrtle green ladies' cloth, quite full, long, and plain. The jacket, or basque, is of white Marseilles or pique, and ornamented by pendant buttons of linen passamenterie. Cambric collar and undersleeves. Leghorn hat, with white plume. Straw-colored gloves, with narrow gauntlets.

Fig 2 - Evening-dress, for a young lady. Dress of pure white organdy or tarleton; the skirt full and plain, ornamented only by a broad plaid ribbon, laid on flat each side the front breadth, and seemingly a continuation of the bretelles of the same, which are united with the trimming of the skirt by a flat bow; large jockey sleeves, in a single puff, caught up by a bow, on the forearm; infant's waist, cut low and square, surrounded at the neck by a simple edging. Hair turned back lightly from the forehead. Gloves, bracelets, and a necklace, with pendent cross.

Fig 3 - Promenade dress. Robe skirt of barege or challie, the ground white, and the pattern stripes of blue. Deep basque, or jacket of white pique, ornamented with flat braid and buttons. Country hat, of colored straw, with blue ribbons.

Fig 4 - Child's dress of white cambric, ornamented by needle-work frills; bretelles of pomona green ribbon flowing over the skirt.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - March 1842 Godey's Lady's Book

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - March 1842 Godey's Lady's Book

DESCRIPTION OF FASHION PLATE.

Fig. 1. Composed of satin, having a facing of velvet, cut in rounded points, edged with satin; the body high up to the throat, where it is finished by a velvet collar, half-high, shading the throat. The sleeves tight, and finished at the top with two epaulettes of velvet placed one over the other. A chapeau of velvet of a pale blue, the inside having a fulling of lace, descending on each side in the form of long lappets; the crown tastefully decorated on each side with a saule plume.

Fig. 2. A walking dress of pou de Soie, trimmed round the skirt with two broad tucks on the bias, each tuck being headed with a narrow fringe the same colour as the dress; body and sleeves tight; scarf of green velvet, piped all round in small vandykes of violet satin pipings; a small collar, cut in waves and edged round with piping to correspond, finishes it round the edge; this elegant scarf is lined with silk. A bonnet of pale pink satin, the brim rather open, the crown low and trimmed tastily with ribbon crossed on the top, and descending low on the front of the right side, where it is caught with the aloe and four leaves in velvet, finished by a pretty band of ribbon behind in the centre of the curtain.

Fig. 3. Coloured gros de Naples dress; corsage high and laid in plaits; small bishop sleeves finished with a narrow bend, the cap of the sleeve is laid in folds; the waist finished with a belt. Skirt trimmed with folds, a la discretion. Silk bonnet, ornamented with flowers.

Fig. 4. A walking dress of pou de Soie, the skirt trimmed with an extra wide fold cut bias; black watered scarf trimmed with rich lace, and finished with piping over the lace. Bonnet of silk; the outside trimmed with lace, and ornamented with a plume.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - April 1839 Ladies' Pocket Magazine

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - April 1839 Ladies' Pocket Magazine

Paris Fashions and Novelties

Paris Morning Dress - The robe is composed of drab-coloured Satin Egiptien, the corsage partially high, and descending in front in the heart-form; is trimmed with a row of Brussels lace, laid on with little fulness. The sleeves are disposed below the shoulder in longitudinal folds, and ornamented with two rouleaus; the sleeve is full from thence to the cuff, which is tight, and of a novel form. The front of the corsage and skirt is ornamented with a row of brown silk brandebourgs. The hat is gros d'Afrique, a light shade of lilac; the brim is quite round, very open, and rather deep; it is trimmed in a very light style in the interior with tulle and flowers; and the edge of the brim is finished with biais of crape, a drapery which also forms a curtain, and bands of crape adorn the crown, and a long curled white ostrich feather completes the trimming.

Evening Dress - Robe of rose-coloured figured damask; the border is trimmed with a fall of antique point lace, headed by two rows of ribbon disposed in reversed hollow plaits. Corsage a la Fontanges, cut low, trimmed round the top with a Berthe of antinque point, and a row of the same lace set on moderately full round the bottom, which is deeply pointed. A row of flat bows of rose-ribbon, placed close together, ornaments the centre of the corsage. Tight sleeve, the lower part covered with rows of ribbon, disposed in hollow plaits, and terminated by an antique point ruffle. A gold chate laine hangs pendant from the waist. The hair is disposed in ringlets at the sides, and a row open low behind; it is decorated with flowers and fancy jewellery ornaments. Turbans of white gauze, spotted with gold: the ends descending en voile, are bordered with gold fringe. Toque of violet velvet, ornamented with gold blond lace, a gold circlet, and white ostrich feathers.

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - October 1840 Godey's Lady's Book

Early Victorian Era Fashion Plate - October 1840 Godey's Lady's Book

Description of Fashion Plate

Fig 1 - Muslin morning dress, made high in the neck. The corsage is a surplice shape, with bishop sleeves. Apron of plaid silk, trimmed with black lace. Muslin morning cap, trimmed with flowers. The tout ensemble of this dress is remarkable for its simplicity and beauty.

Fig 2 - Striped changeable silk corsage, plain, and folds down the front, and confined with bands and buttons. Bishop sleeves, parted at the top, with buttons and bands to correspond with the other parts of the dress. Satin bonnet, either pink or white, trimmed with yellow or red flowers as may best suit the complexion (our plates are coloured in both ways.) Muslin shawl, trimmed with lace and lined with silk.

Fig 3 - Dress of pou de soie, plain corsage. Trimmed from the shoulder to the waist, down the front, and around the bottom of the skirt, with a bias fold edged with lace. Bishop sleeves, with three puffs at the top. Silk bonnet trimmed with flowers. This dress is the greatest novelty of the season.

Early Victorian Fashion Plate - March 1852 Le Moniteur de la Mode

Early Victorian Fashion Plate - March 1852 Le Moniteur de la Mode

Description of the Engravings

1st Figure - Ball Toilet - Hair waved and ornamented with a crown of small parti-coloured tulips; it inclines to the Mary Stuart form on the head, and increases in size towards the bottom. Dress of taffeta wih tulle tunic and bertha. The body is ornamented with a bertha open in front, round behind; this bertha, of tulle in small puffs is trimmed with clouded Pompadour white ribbon, No 9. Tey are placed in such a manner as to enclose the ertha as if in a ring. The tulle skirt is also tucked up and held by Pompadour ribbons, No 16, which are set as if they raised it and held it in long loops. At the waist, these ribbons are plaited in with the plaits of the skirt. The tulle skirt is puffed in very small puffs. In the middle of the body are placed bows of Pompadour ribbon No 9. On the left side there is a beautiful fall of tulips with foliage; the silk skirt is studded wit bows of Pompadour ribbon, No 12.

2nd Figure - Dinner or Visiting Toilet - The head-dress is composed of blond, ribbon and white satin, velvet ribbon and white feathers, and is worn very backward on the head. The blond forms a round with scolloped edge covered with figures. It is gathered in the middle, and the gathers are concealed under a cross bow formed of two loops of velvet and two of white satin, two long ends of white ribbon (about 15 inches) hang down behind.
On each side there are two white feathers; the upper one is laid backwards, and the lower one comes forwards; from between the two proceed two velvet bows and a loose end. This little Pompadour cap is the same on both sides. The ribbons of the crown are No 12; those of the sides No 3. Dress of moire antique ornamented with narrow velvet ribbons, about three eighths of an inch wide. Body plain, high, opening in front, edged with two narrow velvets, the first three eighths of an inch wide. The opening is confined by five moire bands, each with a bow of the same. The sleeves, rather short, are bordered with five velvet ribbons. The skirt is trimmed with two series of velvets. The first begins six inches from the bottom and is composed of twenty rows. The second begins six inches above the other, and contains fifteen. The rest of the skirt is plain. The under-sleeves and habit-shirt are lace.

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.