Featured Plates: 1839-07 LCF
Set of four fashion plates from the Ladies' Cabinet of Fashions for July 1839. Descriptions from pages 67-68. These plates were either copied or licensed from the Petit Courrier des Dames, and the figures also appeared in several other english-language publications.
Pelisse robe of figured lilac gros de Naples; the skirt is trimmed with three folds round the border, and up one side. Corsage en gerbe, high behind, but descending en cœur in front, and trimmed with tulle ruche. Bishop's sleeve, ornamented at the top with bouillons, and cuffs of embroidered tulle. The hat is of Italian straw, of a rather large size; the interior of the brim trimmed with tulle and roses, and the crown with white ostrich feathers.
Alternate english description from page 192 of Godey's, April 1840:
FIG. 3. - White figured muslin dress-corsage full, cut in the shape of a V. Sleeves demi large; the skirt is trimmed down the front, and hem with three folds. Hat of silk, open shaped; interior and exterior trimmed with flowers.
Shot silk robe; the border trimmed with a broad straight band of the same material set on full, and confined at each edge by a row of puffs. A low corsage and sleeve à la Duchesse d'Orleans. Manchette of oiseau pou de soie, made as a shawl behind, but with long scarf ends, and trimmed with Brussels lace and knots of ribbon. White crape hat, the edge of the brim finished by a row of lace, and the interior adorned with a wreath of damask roses of a very small size. Shaded straw-coloured feathers and ribbons ornament the crown.
Alternate english description from page 96 of The Beau Monde, July 1839:
PROMENADE DRESS. — Organdi dress, a satin fall edged with lace, ornaments the upper part; the sleeve is ornamented with a volan and ribbon nœud; the flounce very wide and decorated with a bouillon at top and bottom. Organdi Bonnet with feathers.
This figure originally appeared in the Petit Courrier des Dames, in plate 1545 dated 1839-05-25.
India muslin robe; the border is trimmed with a very deep flounce, lightly scolloped round the edge, and with a heading to correspond; the flounce is surmounted by an embroidery in feather stitch. Lilac silk spencer, cut rather low in the neck, and pointed at bottom; the sleeve is moderately full, with an open epaulette and gauntlet cuff; the former, and the front of the spencer, are trimmed with buttons. Rice straw hat, ornamented with shaded cashmere plumes, white ribbons, and roses.
India muslin robe, trimmed with three embroidered flounces. Corsage à mille plis, and sleeves demi large. Mantelet of shot pou de soie, very full trimmed with black lace. White pou de soie hat of rather a small size, lined with crape, and finished round the edge of the brim with three folds of crape; a wreath of very small pink flowers is placed next the face; white ribbons, and a demi guirlande of roses adorns the crown.
This figure originally appeared in the Petit Courrier des Dames, in plate 1549 dated 1839-06-10.
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