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Godey's lady's book (1840)

Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey · leaf 505

An illustration from Godey's lady's book, 1840, leaf 505
and just now the vogue. The sleeves are theloose coat style, scalloped on the back, and slitup the depth of the cuff. The trimming con-sists of five rows of very narrow velvet. Threeyards of material is necessary for this body,and a corset must be worn with it, as it fastensonly with a strap across… … waist, and is trimmed with three rows of velvet,of a graduating width. The sleeves are slit atthe back, the depth of the cuffs, and are trimmedwith velvet and buttons. The quantity of ma-terial required is three yards. Half Bishop Sleeve.—This sleeve is plain atthe top, and gathered at the wrist,…

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