Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . & CLOTHIERS QUARTERLY. 143 the same that nearly covers the blue and polished brass buttons are on thebasque. Some suits have a red cashmerevest in the small blue basque, and a stripeof this red is inside each kilt pleat. Length-wise clusters of gilt braid are on the standingcollar, the cuffs, and the basque. Someblue flannel suits have a kilt skirt of blue,red, and brown barred cheviot, with only acluster of blue flannel pleats down eachside. The pleats of the apron overskirt areupturned, and the edges stitched. The vestis of plain goods, w
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . & CLOTHIERS QUARTERLY. 143 the same that nearly covers the blue and polished brass buttons are on thebasque. Some suits have a red cashmerevest in the small blue basque, and a stripeof this red is inside each kilt pleat. Length-wise clusters of gilt braid are on the standingcollar, the cuffs, and the basque. Someblue flannel suits have a kilt skirt of blue,red, and brown barred cheviot, with only acluster of blue flannel pleats down eachside. The pleats of the apron overskirt areupturned, and the edges stitched. The vestis of plain goods, with rows of black braidon the blue revers turned back each side ofthe vest. A blue cheviot dress has the frontbreadth of the overskirt buttoned down themiddle with large ball-shaped crochetedbuttons, and there are twenty horizontalrows of double braid laid along each sideof this overskirt. On the pleated skirts ofthese wool dresses there are five narrowtucks above a wide hem. Pale leathershade merino is also used with dark blue. Fig. 4. dresses for the vest, collar,and cuffs; when mohairbraid is then used in par-allel rows on the skirt andthe overskirt. The first costume, whichwe here illustrate the frontand back view at FiguresI and 2, is a very stylishstreet dress. It is madeof cashmere in black orcolors. The front of thisoverskirt is made of shirredruffles, and the back is fullydraped. The bottom ofboth overskirt and basqueis trimmed with band ofsurah silk ; the overskirtbeing further ornamentedwith silk fringe, and thebasque shirred on waistand ornamented on frontand back with loops ofsurah ribbon. The neckis cut square, and is fin-ished with a collar of surahsilk. The cuffs are madeof surah silk and are fin-ished with pleatings ofcashmere. A pretty morning suitof Scotch zephyr cloth isshown at Figure 3. It isluitable for young girlsfrom the ages of ten to six-teen years. The bottom ofthe skirt of this dress isnnmed with puff anditfle, headed with threesmall puffs; above wh
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