Civil War Era Fashion Plate - April 1862 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - April 1862 Peterson's Magazine

Fashions for April

Fig 1 - House Dress of dove-colored silk. The skirt is trimmed with five flounces, the alternate ones being of a darker shade than the others. Above the flounces is a ruche of the two shades of silk. The body is high and plain with a point in front. The cording of the dress and buttons are of the darker shade of silk. The sleeves are large and full, and trimmed around the points which are open with a ruche. Head-dress of lace and pink ribbon.

Fig 2 - Dinner Dress of a white organdie striped with green. The skirt is plain, and around the waist is a broad green sash. The cape is trimmed with a ruche of green ribbon. The sleeves are of very thin, plain white muslin. Head-dress of green ribbon.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - July 1864 Godey's Lady's Book

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - July 1864 Godey's Lady's Book

Description of Steel Fashion-Plate for July

Fig 1 - White grenadine dress, trimmed with graduated ruffles edges with a fancy gimp. Puffs of violet silk cross the ruffles at intervals. The corsage is in the Pompadour style, and trimmed with a puff of violet silk and narrow graduated ruffles. A very narrow scarf mantle, of the same material as the dress, is trimmed to match. The hat is of rice straw, trimmed with violet and white plumes.

Fig 2 - Dress of buff silk, trimmed on the edge of the skirt with a box-plaited ruffle, which is ornamented with quite large black chenille drop buttons. The corsage is low, with a short puffed sleeve. The guimpe is of black spotted net, finished with narrow thread lace. The corselet is of a new style, made of black silk, and ornamented by chenille tassels and drop buttons. The hair is very heavily crimped and rolled. The coiffure is composed of loops of scarlet and black ribbon.

Fig 3 - Dress of white alpaca, trimmed with a brilliant bias plaid silk. The corsage is cut in turrets at the waist, and made precisely the same in front as at the back. Rice straw hat, trimmed with plaid to match the dress. The hair is waved by being plaited over night, and then combed out.

Fig 4 - Dress of French muslin. The skirt is formed of graduated puffs, separated by bands of insertion. On the edge of the skirt is an elegantly worked ruffle. The Zouave is trimmed with puffs, insertion, and ruffles. The vest is of rich blue silk. The hair is rolled off the face, and an Alexandra curl falls over the left shoulder.

Fig 5 - Dress of pink percale, printed in a design to resemble lace. The pattern on the skirt is linked diamonds, the same as on the sleeves, only on a larger scale. The white underwaist is formed of small puffs. Straw hat, trimmed with green velvet and white plumes.

Fig 6 - Ball Dress. The underskirt is of rich white glace silk, trimmed with a point lace ruffle and black lace leaves. The overdress is of green silk, made in the Eugenie style, and trimmed with point lace and black thread lace leaves. The hair is dressed in front in the Russian style, and arranged at the back in a double waterfall.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - May 1862 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - May 1862 Peterson's Magazine

Fashions for May

Fig 1 - Walking Dress of Grayish Blue Silk - The skirt is trimmed with seven bands of black velvet. The body is high and plain; the sleeves are loose, but somewhat shaped to the arm, and trimmed with four bands of black velvet. Bonnet of white silk, trimmed inside and out with pansies.

Fig 2 - House Dress of Nankeen-Colored Foulard - The skirt has a narrow bias band around the bottom edged with white. The pointed belt is braided and edged with white. Over the low body is worn a high white body of jaconet, plaited down the front. The collar and cuffs of this body are made of foulard, braided. Head-dress composed of blue velvet bows.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - May 1863 Godey's Lady's Book

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - May 1863 Godey's Lady's Book

Description of Steel Fashion-Plate for May

Fig 1 - Green changeable silk dress, barred with a darker shade of green. The dress is somewhat of the Empress style, the corsage and skirt being in one. The skirt is trimmed with a broad Grecque formed of black velvet, with a white edge. The same design, reduced, is on the corsage. The sleeves are rather small, and slashed up to the elbow, being caught together at the edge with a fancy sleeve button. The white sleeve is very full, sufficiently loose to slip the hand through, and finished with a very full muslin ruching. The collar is of embroidered muslin. Buff gants de Swede with three buttons at the wrist. Shawl-shaped mantle of black silk, richly embroidered, and trimmed with a fall of deep lace. The hair is slightly crepe, and is arranged in loops at the back.

Fig 2 - Morning suit of violet pique, braided en tunique, with a fancy black braid. Graduated black and white buttons are up the front of the dress. The wrap is of the shawl shape, bound with black braid, and braided to suit the skirt, the design forming a large corner piece in the point. Fancy summer capuchon, made like two half handkerchiefs fitted to the neck at the back. One half is brought over the head and arranged in the Marie Stuart style; the other part falls over the shoulders. It is made of black net, bordered with Vesuve ribbon and edged with thread lace.

Fig 3 - Walking suit of gray mohair lustre, braided with black; the sack being also trimmed with narrow black velvet and drop buttons. White straw garden hat trimmed with fancy feathers. Hair rolled, and arranged very low on the neck.

Fig 4 - A golden tan Pongee dress, trimmed with one small flounce, headed by a ruching. Down each side of the skirt and on the front of the corsage are graduated gimp bows. The mantle is of the scarf shape, and of the same material as the dress. It is trimmed with one ruffle, worked in buttonhole stitch, and headed by a ruching. White straw bonnet, trimmed with green, and coronet trimming of pink roses with foliage.

Fig 5 - A very stylish morning costume for a watering-place. It is made of white alpaca, with one box-plaited flounce bound with black on the edge of the skirt. Above the flounce is a lace-like embroidery, and three rows of black velvet. A short sack cut to the figure, but not fitting closely, is worn over a white muslin waist. The hat is of Leghorn, with rather high crown and straight brim drooping slightly both back and front, trimmed with a black lace scarf and black and scarlet feather. The hair is rolled from the face, and arranged in a chignon at the back.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - January 1860 Journal Des Demoiselles

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - January 1860 Journal Des Demoiselles Explanation of the Fashion Plate Premiere toilet - Dress tartalane two skirts: one chosen by bouquets of camellias, the other filled the bottom of ruffles and taffeta broths. Bodice with advanced draperies. Hairstyle camelias. Second toilet - Dress taffeta skirt has 6 wheels. Bodice with berthe tips. Twist and knot taffeta.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - January 1864 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - January 1864 Peterson's Magazine Fashions for January Fig 1 - Ball Dress of white silk, trimmed with black and white lace. Fig 2 - Evening Dress of blue silk, trimmed, around the bottom, with a deep flounce, headed by a thick chenille cord. Above the flounce is a deep white chenille fringe, headed by a cord of the same. Backs of white chenille.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - February 1862 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - February 1862 Peterson's Magazine Fashions for February Fig 1 - House Dress of Pearl-Colored Silk, Figured with Magenta. The skirt is trimmed with two ruffles, one of pearl-colored silk without figures, and one of Magenta silk, pinked. Above the ruffles are eleven ruches of pearl and Magenta silk. The body is hih and plain, and the sleeves are trimmed to correspond with the skirt. A broad sash of Magenta silk, pinked, finishes this beautiful dress. Head-dress of white lace, black velvet and bunches of cherries. Fig 2 - House Dress of French Gray Silk. The skirt is trimmed with two ruffles, the lower one quite deep, and above each ruffle is a ruche of green silk. Body high and plain. Sleeves rather close. Head-dress of green ribbon.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - March 1863 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - March 1863 Peterson's Magazine Fashions for March Fig 1 - Dress of Fawn-Colored Silk, trimmed around the bottom with black velvet. Black velvet circular cloak, trimmed with broad lace. Bonnet of white tulle, spotted with black, with a cape and trimming of blue velvet, and a blue feather. Fig 2 - Riding Habit of Dark Green Merino - The left side of the skirt is finished with large buttons and a band of green silk; this band passes all around the bottom of the skirt. The body is made with a moderately long basque, and is open in front. Sleeves nearly tight, with deep cuff. Black felt hat, with long white floating plume.

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

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

Fashions for January

Fig 1 - Evening Dress of White Tulle, trimmed with eleven narrow tulle flounces, edged with blonde and narrow currant-colored velvet. A tunic of spotted tulle is trimmed with a broader velvet, a long wreath of velvet flowers, and a large bow of velvet ribbon. The sleeves and the berthe, which is of a heart shape, are trimmed to correspond with the skirt. Wreath of green leaves and velvet flowers.

Fig 2 - Evening Dress of White Crape - The edge of the lower skirt is ornamented with a blue ribbon quilling. The upper skirt is festooned on one side with a large blue rosette. Blue satin opera cloak, trimmed with heavy cords and tassels, and bands of swan's-down. Cleopatra wreath.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - September 1864 Godey's Lady's Book

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - September 1864 Godey's Lady's Book

Description of Steel Fashion-Plate for September

Fig 1 - Dress suitable for a dinner party. Sea-green silk dress, trimmed with bands of black velvet. On these bands are diamonds cut out of white satin and trimmed round with lace. Duchess collar of point lace. Coiffure of point lace. The hair is also dressed with beads and loops of green velvet.

Fig 2 - Robe dress of pearl-colored silk, ornamented with figures and flowers in bright colors. Guimpe and sleeves of white muslin, finished with a muslin ruching. Black straw hat, trimmed with a long white feather, an aigrette of spun glass, and small scarlet feather tips.

Fig 3 - Dress of black silk. The skirt is plain. The corsage is in the coat tail style, and trimmed with a narrow fluted ribbon and a bead trimming. The vest is of Ophelia purple silk. Bonnet of white chip, trimmed with a long white plume. The inside trimming is of Ophelia velvet.

Fig 4 - Dress of pearl-colored poplin, trimmed with bands of Solferino velvet sewed in waves around the edge of the skirt, and up to the waist on the right side. Fancy lace cap, trimmed with Solferino flowers.

Fig 5 - Dress of tan-colored poplin, trimmed on the edge of the skirt with a quilling of the same. Above this are chenille cords, gracefully festooned and fastened on each breadth with bows and tassels. The corsage is made with a short basque behind, and points in front. The bonnet is pf Eugenie blue silk, trimmed with a white lace veil.

Fig 6 - Morning-dress of white alpaca, richly trimmed with Solferino silk. It is made short, to show a cambric skirt, which is trimmed with four fluted ruffles. Fancy lace cap, with long tabs, which fasten at the throat with a pin, and take the place of a collar.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - January 1865 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - January 1865 Peterson's Magazine

Fashions for January

Fig 1 - Ball Dress of White Silk, trimmed with bands of crimson velvet, over which falls a broad flounce of white lace. The body is made to correspond with the skirt. Head-dress of crimson velvet.

Fig 2- Ball Dress of Lemon-Colored Satin. The skirt is trimmed with a flounce of white lace and ruchings of satin. The body is finished to correspond. Head-dress of small ostrich plumes.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - June 1862 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - June 1862 Peterson's Magazine

Fashions for June

Fig 1 - Out-door dress of buff pique, or Marseilles, for the country. It is trimmed with five rows of black velvet ribbons, and with black velvet buttons. The straw hat is trimmed with latticed work of black velvet around the brim, and with buff and black feathers.

Fig 2 - House Dress of pearl-colored grenadine. The skirt is trimmed with flounces. Above the lower four is a quilling of mauve ribbon; then there are three more flounces with another quilling of ribbon above them. The body is low in the neck, with short sleeves, and over it is worn a white body, embroidered and trimmed with quillings of mauve ribbon. The sash is also trimmed to correspond with the body.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - April 1864 Godey's Lady's Book

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - April 1864 Godey's Lady's Book

Description of Steel Fashion-Plate for April

Fig 1 - Dinner-dress of rich pearl-colored silk, trimmed with ornaments formed of gold-colored chenille cord and chenille drop buttons and fancy plaitings of the silk, edged with chenille cord. The corsage is in the Pompadour style, and the sleeve consists of merely a jockey. Fancy white muslin guimpe and sleeves. Black lace coiffure, with barbe ends.

Fig 2 - Evening-dress of heavy white corded silk, made with a tunic skirt. Both skirts are edged with a narrow ruffle and puff, and trimmed with black lace leaves. The corsage is made round, and trimmed to match the skirt.

Fig 3 - Child's dress of checked silk, trimmed with shells of imperial blue silk. Red-riding-hood sack, made of scarlet flannel, and trimmed with a plaiting of ribbon and narrow black velvet.

Fig 4 - Walking-dress of smoke-gray poplin. Both dress and sack are trimmed with rich gimp ornaments. Chip hat, trimmed with scarlet velvet and white plumes.

Fig 5 - Rich lilac robe silk, woven with a fancy black lace design on the skirt. Sash of white silk, trimmed with black velvet. The corsage is cut in a point both back and front, to show the fancy white muslin chemisette. The hair is rolled in front, and arranged in waterfall style, and puffs at the back. Wreath of lilac velvet flowers, with a long spray on the left side.

Fig 6 - Walking-dress of brown alpaca, braided on the edge of the skirt with black braid. Fancy plaid wrap, trimmed with chenille fringe. Peach blossom silk bonnet, trimmed with white lace and cherries for the inside trimming.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - June 1863 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - June 1863 Peterson's Magazine

Fashions for June

Fig 1 - Dinner dress of very thin white muslin - The skirt is made with one ruffle, a row of insertion and tucks. The sleeves correspond. Around the waist is a sash of mauve silk, pinked at the edges. Bow and ends of mauve silk at the back of the head.

Fig 2 - House dress of maize-colored foulard, trimmed with a band of narrow cherry-colored velvet ribbon. The Spanish jacket is made to correspond with the skirt.

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

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

Fashions for February

Fig 1 - Dress of light blue silk; skirt trimmed with twelve narrow flounces. Corsage draped with folds meeting in the middle of the body, and round at the waist. Sleeves trimmed to correspond with the skirt. Sleeves, collar, and cap of Brussels applique.

Fig 2 - Dress of black satin, trimmed with a fawn-colored satin plaided with black. The satin trimming is put on in scallops, around the bottom of the skirt are eight ruffles of the light satin, en tablier, and finished at the ends with black velvet bows. Body and sleeves trimmed to correspond with the skirt.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - October 1865 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - October 1865 Peterson's Magazine

Fashions for October

Fig 1 - Ball Dress of light blue silk - The upper dress is of white tulle edged with lace, and trimmed with pearl beads. The basque waist is of tulle over silk, and the openings are fastened by pearl beads. The head-dress is of the new "Empire" style.

Fig 2 - Carriage Dress of forest green silk, trimmed with black lace over white silk. White bonnet, trimmed with pink ribbons.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - June 1863 Godey's Lady's Book

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - June 1863 Godey's Lady's Book

Description of Steel Fashion-Plate for June

Fig 1 - Dress of white grenadine, with scarf mantle to match. The dress and scarf are trimmed with a fluting of green silk, and the sash is of graduated green silk, with heavily fringed ends. The hat is of white chip, trimmed with a long white ostrich feather and a short green one.

Fig 2 - White silk dress, with double skirt. The upper skirt is slashed at intervals to the depth of half a yard. The ends are folded over and caught by a black lace bow. The sleeves are trimmed in the same style. The corsage is plain, and pointed both back and front. A black lace scarf is pointed at the back to form a bertha, crosses in front and is tied at the back, where it falls in long streamers. Straw hat, edged with black lace, and trimmed with black velvet and a balck feather.

Fig 3 - A purple grenadine robe dress, with scarf, made over purple silk. The corsage is made with a jockey at the back, and revers in front. The mantle is trimmed with two rows of rich lace. White chip bonnet, trimmed with green ribbon and w hite feather.

Fig 4 - Little boy's dress of white pique, richly braided above the hem and up the front in the tunic style.

Fig 5 - Dress of cuir-colored alpaca, with Zouave of the same, trimmed with braid and drop buttons. The skirt is gored to form a corslet in front. Leghorn hat, trimmed with flowers and grass.

Fig 6 - Dress of thin blue Mozambique, barred with black, and trimmed with a fluting of blue ribbon sewed in waves just above the hem. The corsage is low and square, and worn with a muslin guipure.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - October 1864 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - October 1864 Peterson's Magazine

Fashions for October

Fig 1 - House Dress, the skirt of which is of pearl-colored striped silk. The jacket is of scarlet cashmere dotted with black, with black ball trimming. Net of black chenille, with a tuft of scarlet ribbon in front.

Fig 2 - House Dress of Black Silk - Skirt full and plain. Coat bodice, trimmed with black lace. Lilac vest, buttoned with pearl buttons. Lace cap, trimmed with lilac ribbon.

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.

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - October 1863 Godey's Lady's Book

Civil War Era Fashion Plate - October 1863 Godey's Lady's Book

Description of Steel Fashion-Plate for October

Fig 1 - Dress of a light golden cuir-colored silk. The skirt is edged with a box-plaited ruffle, and above it is a row of black guipure lace. Rows of guipure insertion are arranged en tablier up the front of the skirt, and in bands and pointed devices round the skirt. The corsage is made with points in front, and a square jockey at the back. The sleeves are cut with an elbow; and both sleeves and corsage richly trimmed with guipure insertion. A narrow fluted ruff is round the neck of the dress, fastened in front by a clerical bow. The hair is arranged over a roller in front, and ornamented with a scarlet velvet bow.

Fig 2 - Dinner-dress of Irish poplin. The skirt is trimmed with narrow ruffles of pinked silk, the exact shade of the dress. These ruffles are about three-quarters of a yard long, and arranged slanting on the skirt; each ruffle is headed by a fancy trimming formed of narrow black velvet, and finished off at the top by a bow of narrow velvet. The corsage is low, and made with a bertha, trimmed to match the skirt. The guimpe and sleeves are of embroidered French muslin, finished with muslin ruffs. The hair is rolled in front, and arranged in a waterfall at the back, tied with a blue ribbon. A broad plait encircles the hood and fastens beneath the waterfall.

Fig 3 - Child's dress of white pique, embroidered in white and red, and trimmed with a box-plaited trimming of scarlet worsted braid. The dress is low, and with short sleeves. The guimpe is of fine French muslin.

Fig 4 - Dress of black alpaca, trimmed with crimson velvet cut in leaves, and arranged as a bordering above the hem of the skirt and round the jacket. The sleeves are cut with an elbow, and trimmed with velvet and drop buttons to match the waist. The hair is parted on one side, and arranged in a braid at the back.

Fig 5 - Dinner dress of lavender silk, with a narrow fluting on the edge of the skirt. The overskirt is of a rich black silk, cut in deep points, trimmed with thread lace, and headed by a narrow bugle trimming. The corsage is made in one piece, although it has the appearance of a black jacket over a lavender silk waist. It is trimmed with black lace, which forms a jockey at the back. The hair is dressed in rolls and puffs, and ornamented with flowers.

Fig 6 - Visiting dress of a rich green silk. The skirt is cut a half yard short, deeply pointed, and trimmed with narrow velvet. Under this skirt is fastened a deep flounce, set on with a little fulness, and very elegantly braided with black velvet. The corsage, sleeves, and sash are braided to match.