FASHION PLATE.
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FASHION PLATE.
CARRIAGE COSTUME.
Dress of chinée silk, with three broad flounces. The body half high opens in the front èn cœur; the sleeves are of the pagoda form. Mantille à la Reine of white lace lined with blue: the lace with which it is trimmed is very broad, and is set on in small festoons, headed by a plaiting of narrow satin ribbon, above which is a narrow lace: the hood, à revers, is trimmed to correspond; the neck is finished like the edge of the hood. Bonnet of paille de riz, with a transparent edge, which is covered with a broad blonde; this blonde is continued round the curtain.
CHILD’S COSTUME.
Embroidered muslin frock, with two flounces, the worked petticoat appearing below it: colored embroideries are now much admired for children. The body is plain, and is trimmed with work èn stomacher: broad pink sash, tied in front, the ends finished by a broad fringe.
PROMENADE COSTUME.
Dress of blue moire antique; the skirt long and full, is trimmed up the centre of the front breadth by six rows of narrow velvet. Watteau body, and rather short pagoda sleeves, with deep engageantes of lace. Sutherland pardessus of white muslin, lined with pink silk; the body opens in front nearly to the waist; the skirt has two openings at each side; the pardessus is trimmed entirely round with two rows of white silk fringe. The sleeves are large; they are of the pagoda form, and are open about half way to the elbow; they are trimmed to correspond. Bonnet of white lace, the form round and open; it has a full, light feather drooping at the left side; the interior is ornamented with pink flowers.
Transcriber’s Notes:
Archaic spellings and hyphenation have been retained. Punctuation has been corrected without note. Other errors have been corrected as noted below. For illustrations, some caption text may be missing or incomplete due to condition of the originals used for preparation of the ebook.
Page 454, pleasant t’is to greet ==> pleasant ’tis to greet
Page 454, which burts in an imposing ==> which bursts in an imposing
Page 455, only a mile a part ==> only a mile apart
Page 455, receives it supply ==> receives its supply
Page 460, 144 feet in breath ==> 144 feet in breadth
Page 466, strange noctural movements ==> strange nocturnal movements
Page 467, birds of of Long Island ==> birds of Long Island
Page 472, by twenty four inches ==> by twenty-four inches
Page 482, So distinguè! == So distingué!
Page 485, I shall he ready ==> I shall be ready
Page 491, the workman s head ==> the workman’s head
Page 494, Cedi Mahommed Ibn Amar ==> Cedi Mohammed Ibn Amar
Page 497, artifical wants of the ==> artificial wants of the
Page 502, two valves meeting ==> two halves meeting
Page 508, the house-carpentery generally ==> the house-carpentry generally
Page 509, skillful. Carpentery must ==> skillful. Carpentry must
Page 514, while papa dosed, ==> while papa dozed,
Page 516, and inexorablv as ==> and inexorably as
Page 516, culinary and millenery, ==> culinary and millinery,
Page 517, a few week’s rent ==> a few weeks’ rent
Page 520, the gentlemen was like ==> the gentleman was like
Page 525, in the house of of a Roman ==> in the house of a Roman
Page 529, approaching the corps of ==> approaching the corpse of
Page 533, please to rember that ==> please to remember that
Page 535, curiously tutfted hair ==> curiously tufted hair
Page 540, had an invita- to a place ==> had an invitation to a place
Page 540, turned to at it again ==> turned to look at it again
Page 540, right land eft ==> right and left
Page 543, its not a parliament ==> it’s not a parliament
Page 550, through Lilia’s whole frame ==> through Lilias’ whole frame
Page 550, that one Lilia’s attention ==> that one Lilias’ attention
Page 555, Harper & Brother ==> Harper & Brothers