On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Lisa A Ashton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just need to know--was the basic shape still the same?  Pretty much
> fitted around the torso then flaring out?  What kind of sleeves?  If the
> shape is basicallyt he same, I would be interested, although I have no

AFAICT & very broadly speaking, capes, cloaks & mantles are not
fitted, but a paletot seems to be either shaped or belted.

> idea what it would be worth.  What were you hoping to get for it?  I am
> used to getting old H Arper's MAgazine issues from the 1870's through
> 1890's very inexpensively, maybe anywhere from free to $5 per issue.
> Obviously the patterns would be totally awesome, to a ctually make a coat
> (as long as the shape would be the same as for early 1860's).  Yes, I am
> very interested int eh outerwear one.

<answered offlist>

> Also, and this may seem trivial, when doing buttonholes on teh dress
> bodice (and the coat), would the buttonholes more commonly be vertical or
> horizontal?

They run horizontally on these.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
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