Fashions for April 1814

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Loretta reports:

At first glance, I assumed the morning dress had a lacy top, but in fact it’s a spencer—a smart choice for a coolish April day.  I’ll call your attention to the way the bottom of the morning dress is finished, and the fact that the lady hasn’t forgotten her jewelry.  The walking dress, too, makes some concession to unpredictable spring weather, with a velvet mantle trimmed in fur.

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Today's fashions are brought to you by  The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions and Politics, aka Ackermann's Repository, Vol XI, January-June 1814, courtesy the Philadelphia Art Museum via the Internet Archive.  Clicking on the captions will take you to the Internet Archive page, where you can enlarge the image, if you wish.