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Dress Worn at Court, London, 1912 
(Regulations for uniforms for military, government officials, and civilian ladies and gentlemen appearing at the English Court).

Some examples of pages: 

Note to producers of Gilbert and Sullivan Operas:  These regulations should be useful for anyone attempting a production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Utopia, Ltd., where all of Act II is attired as a recreation of a "Court Drawing Room" in England.  Note also that Sir Joseph Porter in HMS Pinafore is a cabinet official (the First Lord of the Admiralty) and should be attired in a court suit (not in an admiral's dress) of the style shown on the left in this plate. Yeomen of the Guard wear the uniform shown in the center of this plate.

The pages of the book are reproduced in three sections:

• Part 1

• Part 2

• Part 3

Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (2 Volume Set) [BOX SET] Keepers of the Kingdom : The Ancient Offices of Britain

Royal Family of Britain Paper Dolls  

Robes and Honor : The Medieval World of Investiture 

An example of a court dress suit of 1821 from an eBay auction (Photos & text courtesy of mamadel):  

"Exquisite original dress uniform worn by Thomas Crockett, Esquire to the coronation festivities of King George IV, in Westminster Abbey July 19, 1821. The formal coat is made of blue wool with massive gold bullion embroidery throughout. It is very heavy. Each gilded button bears the Royal coat-of-arms. The collar and cuffs are velvet with additional gilding. ...The ivory wool breeches have ivory (or horn) buttons around the waist and cloth-covered buttons along the knee... Also included is the invitation ticket to the coronation. It is finely printed with embossed designs. It has several signatures, is numbered and has George IV's seal....Buttons on the jacket are solid, one piece cast brass with the British Royal Crest on the front (unicorn on right, lion with crown on left, oval coat of arms between the two with large crown on top). The backs of the buttons say, "T Shaw, Hemmings Row, London". "

 
(Photos & text courtesy of eBay seller mamadel)

An Advertisement from the 1922 edition of Dress Worn at Court showing the latest style in ladies wear:

Links:

• 1911 Player's Cigarette cards of Ceremonial and Court Dress

• Death of The Honourable Henry Bell-Irving (Image of Court Dress Suit)

• Links on Court Dress