Civil War Era Fashion Plate - May 1860 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - May 1860 Peterson's Magazine

Fashions for May

Fig 1 - Dress of apple green silk - The skirt is trimmed at intervals with pointed pieces of green silk trimmed with black fringe. The body is high, and is also trimmed with fringe. The sleeves are tight at the lower part of the arm, and have three puffs at the upper part. A white cuff, ornamented with lace, finishes the lower part of the sleeve. Head-dress of green velvet, and long, white ostrich plume.

Fig 2 - Dress of thin white muslin - The skirt is plain, but is relieved by the broad ends of black velvet which fall from the waist. A Swiss body of black velvet is cut quite low, and above it is a white puffed body, gathered lengthwise, and between each puff is a row of narrow black velvet. Short sleeves with three puffs.