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Description
Cream yoke (front & back) covered in heavy embroidered lace. Silk under bodice vertical pin-tucked, overlay of blue silk vestette ends in twin points (front & back) trimmed with 1/4 velvet ribbon, looped tassel on left front closure. Muslin inner bodice contains stays. Waist cinch band tape is stamped, "Kearney Cleveland, Ohio. Bust "improvement"ruffles, & padded sweat guards under each arm. Hooks on inside back to connect to the skirt. Has stand up collar edged in black ribbon. Long sleeve come to a point over the back of the hand. 1981-92-36B skirt. Long with train in back. Underskirt of muslin hemmed with blue silk. Over skirt blue silk edged with ruffle & pleating at center back.
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