Plates from "The New Monthly Belle Assemblee" (December 1843)

 It's the end of the year, and time to start looking at the fashions of Decembers past.  Let's start with these fashion plates from The New Monthly Belle Assemblee" in December 1843:

 

 

 The full length figures depict (on the left) a carriage dress of red velvet, worn under a Cashmere shawl, while on the right is a public promenade dress of grey alpaca ornamented with braiding, worn underneath a cloak of pale brown watered satin.  At top the half length figures show a morning visiting dress, an evening dress in light green satin and a carriage dress.

 

Once again starting with the full length figures: on the left is a public promenade dress in broad pink and narrow black stripes, worn with a dark blue velvet mantle trimmed with sable fur.  On the right is a carriage dress in satin, under a cape in grey Cashmere bound with green satin.

At the top the half length figures depict: a morning dress, a morning visiting dress and a demi-toilette.  "Demi-toilette" (literally, "half-dress") has been variously defined as a "subdued evening dress" and as a dress worn for a daytime party.   As the model here is depicted as wearing a bonnet with her "demi-toilette" I would say that it is intended for day wear.