Lady’s Monthly Museum, September 1802.
“Full Dresses”
In these early years of this magazine, the fashion prints were original, that is, not copied from other publications. This original print is quite sweet, though the description makes the dresses sound much more elegant than depicted.
The print is described in the magazine as follows:
“FULL DRESSES. 1. The head-dress, a veil of lace, embroidered with gold, pink and white ostrich feathers. A spencer of lace, embroidered with gold, over a dress of pink sarsnet. Shoes and gloves white silk.
“2. The head-dress of blue crape, trimmed with lace, an a wreath of flowers on the back of the head. The dress white muslin, with a robe of fine blue crape depending from the right shoulder, and fastened with sprigs of flowers. The shoes blue silk.”
