A WOMAN OF THE TIME OF GEORGE III. (1760-1820)
In the earlier half of the reign. Notice her sack dress over a satin dress, and the white, elaborately made skirt. Also the big cap and the curls of white wig.
In the fifth drawing we see the double-breasted cut-away coat.
Number six is but a further tail-coat design.
Number seven shows how different were the styles at one time. Indeed, except for the Macaroni and other extreme fashions, the entire budget of men as shown might have formed a crowd in the Park on one day about twenty years before the end of the reign. There would not be much powdered hair after 1795, but a few examples would remain.
A distinct change is shown in the eighth drawing of the long-tailed, full coat, the broad hat, the hair powdered, but not tied.
Number nine is another example of the same style.
The tenth drawing shows the kind of hat we associate with Napoleon, and, in fact, very Napoleonic garments.
In eleven we have a distinct change in the appearance of English dress. The gentleman is a Zebra, and is so-called from his striped clothes. He is, of course, in the extreme of fashion, which did not last for long; but it shows a tendency towards later Georgian appearance—the top-hat, [!-- original location - full page illustration of hair and hats --] the shorter hair, the larger neckcloth, the pantaloons—forerunners of Brummell’s invention—the open sleeve.
