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Godey's lady's book (1840)

Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey · leaf 68

An illustration from Godey's lady's book, 1840, leaf 68
where the jacket terminates. The trimmingconsists of a double quilling, with a narrowvelvet run through the centre, and forms abodice in front of the waist. This decorationis carried round to the back part of the waist,which terminates in a point. The sleeve isplain at the top, demi-fiowing, and is… … waist, high and plain, with a slight springdescending upon the hips, and deepening into / 478 godeys ladys book and magazine. points at the back and front. The fasteningconsists of buttons and button-holes, and de-scends only to the line of the waist, from whencethe points are cut away. The sleeve…

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