s1869_1.gif ******************************** Pannier Over-Skirt, January 1869 ******************************** ... made of claret cashmere, and trimmed with frills of the same and satin piping to match. The tablier front is to be cut double, and without a seam down the center; a notch will be found o one side of it, and a corresponding notch on one side of the rounded side breadth, showing how these two pieces are to be joined together. The back breadth and side breadth are joined by the corresponding notches. Both sides of the panier are alike; when the breadths are all joined, the edge of the side breadth is to be laid in plaits from notch to notch; there are in all five plaits... and a satin rosette added at the side where the first (top) two plaits are arranged. A crinoline bustle should always be worn beneath this kind of skirt. ------ brought to you by La Couturière Parisienne (webmistress @marquise.de) http://www.marquise.de Copyright 1999, 2000 by A. Bender reproduction of any kind (including dress creation) forbidden, except for private, non-profit and educational purposes.