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.