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Godey's lady's book (1840)

Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey · leaf 70

An illustration from Godey's lady's book, 1840, leaf 70
Fig. 1. Spring costume for a Boy.—The bodyis a Garibaldi, with a short skirt of the samematerial, which would be pretty of gray sum- mer poplin. The dress skirt is trimmed withfive rows of narrow black velvet or braid, andlooped up on each side, in the Watteau style. Fig. 2. … The underskirt is of black and white stripedmaterial, and edged with a Marie Louise blue braid, quilled. The collar and cuffs of thedress are made of the striped black and white 480 godeys ladys book and magazine. material, and edged with the quilted bluebraid. Our cut represents both back and…

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