Vintage fashion history illustration showing the front and back views of an écru pongee walking suit from June 1872. Here is a brief description as it was originally published:
This écru pongee suit consists of a skirt and polonaise. The skirt is trimmed with a kilt-pleated and a gathered ruffle of the material.The trimming for the polonaise consists of kilt-pleated écru pongee ruffles and bias strips of black velvet. Straw round hat, trimmed with velvet, feathers, and flowers. Original illustration is from my personal collection of antique Harper's Bazar magazines.
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