1862
This lady is wearing a dress of vertically striped material with a round,
slightly high waist set off by a narrow belt. Her garment shows a new style of
bishop sleeve, with the fullness gathered at the sleeve head and through the
upper arm, balloooning out over her lower arm. The collars and cuffs have a
decroative scalloped edge. The single skirt of her dress is
decorated with two
deep appliques of dark, plain material, and her skirt is displayed on a hoop
crinoline.
FASHION