Quoting Penny Ladnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
DESCRIPTION:
"Dove" colored gabardine, with trimmings of navy blue. "Porpoise"
skin silk. Vest and collar of white organdy. Smoke pearl buttons
and buckle. Coat of navy blue "Porpoise" skin silk. Collar and
cuffs of "dove" gabardine.
Are the quotes yours, or did they appear in the original? Assuming
they're yours, the conclusion I'd jump to is that 'Porpoise skin'
denotes a type of fabric, rather than the color. Porpoise leather
(actually from beluga, apparently) was widely used in the 18th & 19th
centuries, so it wouldn't be an outlandish comparison.
-E House
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