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'Evening and walking dresses', August 1844

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'Evening and walking dresses', August 1844

published by George Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance
hand-coloured etching, published August 1844
7 1/2 in. x 4 3/4 in. (192 mm x 120 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47928

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The plate was described in the September issue of the magazine:
Evening Dress. Robe of pink mousseline de soire [soie], a low tight corsage, and short tight sleeve. The skirt is trimmed with two very deep biais, each headed by a chicorée wreath. Tarlatane canezon [canezou] of the heart form, made quite up to the throat, with a falling collar, which is trimmed, as well as the round of the canezon, with lace surmounted by a light embroidery. Demi-long sleeve, tight at the upper part, but wide at the lower, it is terminated by a fall of lace, and trimmed en mancheron with two rows at the top. A succession of knots of pink gauze ribbon ornaments the front of the canezons, and a full knot loops the sleeve above the bend of the arm. The hair is arranged in a profusion of ringlets at the sides, and a full knot at the back of the head.
Walking Dress. Lavender bloom gros de Naples robe, a high corsage, and long tight sleeves. The skirt is trimmed with ruches; there are three rows, each containing three. India muslin mantelets of a large size, embroidered, and trimmed with lace. Capote of straw-coloured poult de soire [soie], a melon crown, and drawn brim. A wreath of roses panaches encircles the crown, and is terminated by a knot of ribbon at the back.

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Britain experiences a railway boom. Peel's government passes a series of Acts creating provision of cheap, regular rail services. George Hudson, the first great railway entrepreneur, who controlled over 1,000 miles of railway track and whose enterprises made York a major commercial and transport hub, becomes known as 'the Railway King'.

Art and science

Disraeli's Coningsby is published. The first of his 1840s 'Young England' trilogy, it was the cultural manifesto of Disraeli's vision for a new Conservativism.
David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson set up their innovative and pioneering photography studio in Edinburgh, capturing portraits of both Scottish society figures and workers, as well as urban and rural landscape scenes.

International

Tensions continue to mount in Eastern Europe over Russian imperialist ambitions, as Tsar Nicholas I describes the Ottoman Empire as 'the Sick Man of Europe'.
With the overthrow of the Haitians, the Spanish-speaking portion of the island of Hispaniola gains independence, as the Dominican Republic.

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