1819 February Pink Ball Dress, English. Underskirt with white lace hem, pink layer with intricate decoration, short puffed sleeves, low d\u00e9colletage, or neckline, white shawl and white hat with pink feather. Fashion Plate via John Belle’s La Belle Assembl\u00e9e or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine, London. Women’s clothing came in the late 1810s came in a wide range of styles to suit every season and occasion. When attending assemblies or balls, ladies in Jane Austen’s times women wore Empire style dresses which were usually made of light fabric and floaty in style and often of a shorter length suitable for dancing. https:\/\/books2read.com\/SuziLoveFashionWomen1815-1819<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Definition Ball Dress:<\/strong> At the end of the 1810s, ball or dancing dresses had higher hemlines that rose several inches above\u00a0the\u00a0ankle so ladies wouldn\u2019t trip on their hens or flounces and make a spectacle of themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Definition Aigret, aigrette, egret<\/strong>: Plume of feathers or jeweled ornament in shape of feathers worn on head or hats. During the early 19th century, or Jane Austen’s lifetime, or during the years of the Bridgerton series, the favorite feathers were osprey and heron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"1819](\"https:\/\/suzilove.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/07\/1819_february_pink-ball-dressenglish.0aunderskirt-with-white-lace-hem-pink-layer0a-with-intricate-decoration-short-puffed0a-sleeves-low-decollage-or-neckline-white-0ashawl-and-white-hat-.jpg?w=586\")
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