'Public promenade and morning dresses', October 1844

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'Public promenade and morning dresses', October 1844

published by George Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance
hand-coloured etching, published October 1844
7 5/8 in. x 4 3/4 in. (194 mm x 120 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47923

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Public Promenade Dress. Dark green poult de soie robe, a high corsage and long tight sleeves. Pink satin chapeau; a round open brim, the interior trimmed with small flowers of a deeper shade than the bonnet; the exterior with pink ribbon, and a long full ostrich feather. Figured-net scarf of a large size lined with pink poult de soie, and trimmed with net disposed à la vielle.
Morning Dress. Dark fawn-coloured cashmere robe; corsage high at the back, very open in the bosom, with a falling collar and lappels, and jacket of moderate depth; the whole trimmed with braiding, as is also the bottom of the long tight sleeves. The front of the skirt and the pocket-holes are similarly ornamented. Chemisette made up to the throat, composed of alternate full bands of cambric and embroidered entre deux; Valenciennes lace cap, a round close-fitting shape, trimmed with green ribbon.

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Current affairs

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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