File:The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics (1817) (14786946283).jpg

Identifier: repositoryofarts417acke (find matches)
Title: The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics
Year: 1809 (1800s)
Authors: Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Subjects: Fashion Art, Decorative
Publisher: London : Published by R. Ackermann ... Sherwood & Co. and Walker & Co. ... and Simpkin & Marshall ...
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
ite strings. Chapeaux are ornamented withRowers of various descriptions, butChina asters, of all colours and inlarge bunches, are most in favour;bunches of roses also, which arefrequently of four or five differentcolours,areinrequest. Butenough,and perhaps you will say too much,about la tele; let me now speak ofthe few changes which have takenplace in dresses since I wrote last. There is nothing worn but mus-lin either for morning, dinner, orevening dress, unless when the lat-ter is intended for grand costume.1 have nothing striking to describeto you in dishabille; but I saw afew days ago a very pretty dinnerdress, which, with a little alteration,would be considered in England asa neat morning dress. It is com-posed of jaconot muslin, trimmedround the bottom of the skirt witha double row of leaves in embroi-dery, and a narrow pointed lace;above this is a row of clear muslinSpanish puffs, let in at little distan-ces from each other; these are sur-mounted by a row of embroidery, iftzfc,
Text Appearing After Image:
fiMEICI BED . UIONABLB ILRNITURE. 236 above which is a second row ofpulls and a row of embroid. py.The body hai a very formal apt)ante, as the front, which is tightto the shape, is plaited as small aspossible; the back is quite plain.The sleeve long, and finished atthe top by a half-sleeve formed ofa double row of slashes. A pinkscarf, composed of raw .silk, wastied round the waist in short bowsand very long ends; and an im-mense large ruff enveloped thethroat, and partially concealed thelower part of the chin. This dress, with the omission ofthe scarf, and some other little al-terations, would really form a verypretty morning dress, especially ifit were worn with the bonnet tie pay-sarme) which is a pretty simple capof the mob kind : it is composed ofclear muslin, with a very lull bor-der, which turns up in front, andis fastened back by a bow of pinkribbon. A small pink and whitesilk handkerchief is pinned, in acareless bow and ends, at the leftside. I recommend this cap toyour notic

Note About Images