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

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

Fashions for March

Fig 1 - Walking Dress of stone-colored watered silk. There is a quilling of black ribbon down the front of the dress and around the bottom. Large black silk buttons also ornament the front. The body is made open a short way down the front, with lappels also trimmed with black ribbon, turned back. A plaited chemisette and worked collar are worn with this dress. Sleeves shaped to the arm and trimmed to match the rest of the dress. Bonnet of stone-colored and white straw, striped, and trimmed with black ribbon and pink flowers.

Fig 2 - House Dress of lilac Delaine. The skirt as well as the Zouave jacket are braided in black, and a white cashmere vest is worn under the jacket, with a cashmere collar. Cape of guipure lace, trimmed with bows of lilac ribbon.