Fales, Jane. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago [etc.] C. Scribner's sons · leaf 60
lnessas well as the increaseddecoration which heldthem out away fromthe figure. About 1822 the bod-ices were cut to cometo the normal waist line,and interest was at once The skirts werestraight and gathered,with much more fulnessthan before. Theywere very much deco-rated at the bottom,their… … Costume of the Restoration Costume 43 shown in the size ofthe waist. Belts werefrequently worn empha-sizing the straight waistline and the smallnessof the waist. The sleeve was greatlyincreased in size at thetop and to it or to theshoulder were attacheddecorations to matchthose of the skirt.…
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