Skirt of fine check, trimmed with narrowflounces, edged with purple, or purple ruchingto match the jacket. Plain, very narrow linencollar. Lace Cape.—This is white lace, spotted withblack, and a narrow Valenciennes inserting, setwith the finest black velvet, run through it ; … these are set on the cape, instead of being in-serted in the cape; the edge is finished with awide black lace, and a white lace, one-thirdnarrower, over that; a bow of velvet at theshoulder, and at the waist; a ruche of lace fin-ishes the neck and revere, and also forms aheading for the wide lace.…
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