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Godey's lady's book (1840)

Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey · leaf 65

An illustration from Godey's lady's book, 1840, leaf 65
up at the back about half way,gathered on each side, and a trimming of ruf-fles, or ribbon laid on, finished with a bow atthe top of the opening. The sleeve is alsogathered at the seam, inside the arm ; it has acap cut in two points, trimmed like the open-ing at the back of the sleeve, and finished… … the arm-size, and runs about half the length ofthe sack. This seam fits it slightly, and givesa better outline than when the usual fulness is left in ; requiring two and a half yards for achild of thirteen years. Tlie Clerical Tie.—This is one of the nume-rous variations of the popular tie, called…

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