. Godey's lady's book . sack front. The gore at the bottom is eighteeninches wide, and sloped about four inches nar-rower at the top. A piece should be taken outof the skirt, about half the width of the gore,to be set in. It i3 finished with a bow. The back of the skirt is plaited, and the waist drawnslightly. Sleeve is plain, and half wide, witha side cap, turned over at the corners to matchthe trimming. Lace Cape and Undersleeve. — Composed ofwhite French sprigged lace, separated in puffsby box quillings of black velvet, or colored rib-bon. At the end of every strap of the quillingis placed
. Godey's lady's book . sack front. The gore at the bottom is eighteeninches wide, and sloped about four inches nar-rower at the top. A piece should be taken outof the skirt, about half the width of the gore,to be set in. It i3 finished with a bow. The back of the skirt is plaited, and the waist drawnslightly. Sleeve is plain, and half wide, witha side cap, turned over at the corners to matchthe trimming. Lace Cape and Undersleeve. — Composed ofwhite French sprigged lace, separated in puffsby box quillings of black velvet, or colored rib-bon. At the end of every strap of the quillingis placed a small flat bow, without ends, except-. ~X3 ing at the centre of the cape, back and front,where the bow is larger, and is finished withends. The edge of the cape, and the wrist ofthe sleeve, are ornamented with handsomeBrussels point lace. Violetta Sleeve.^— The body of this sleeve isgathered on to a plain piece at the top, and the
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