evening dress

Summary

Pink silk muslin with woven horizontal stripes of alternate pink and white silk. bodice lined with cream linen, fastening at back with buttons (seven buttons missing), hook and eye at waist. Drawstring at neck. Short, puff sleeves, lined with muslin woven between two bands of white silk with chine pattern of roses between pink silk bands in pink, green and yellow. Skirt has three flounces of muslin woven with deep edging of white silk with chine pattern of roses between pink silk bands as on sleeves, enclosing wider band of chine pattern of small rose design, pink, blue, mauve and green. Pocket in RS seam.