C.J. Archer's Blog, page 48
June 5, 2014
fashionplatesandephemera:
nineteenth :
1881. illustrated...

1881. illustrated Elegant Fashion , June 6. Dresses.
Round Satin Chinese , Japanese white background with blue drawings, rose, olive, gold and brown. The front of the dress has two very wide ruffles Satin China, cut on the bias and slightly pursed. After the first flywheel makes three folded ruffled surah rose, and after the second wheel, the bottom edge will be covered with pleated five of surah pink. The overskirt, very open and made of the same satin trimmed will, on each front, with two narrow ruffles surah . On each side, three wide olive colored satin ribbons will put under the front, you go through and meet in the middle of the peplum in back, under three loops the same tape. Corsage high, with paniers aldetas on the sides and back. The paniers are rimmed steering wheel of surah pink. Two identical flyers aldeta and take the garrison for over a satin bias color olive. Neck and sleeves portfolios same space. The sleeves are also adorned with two ruffles.
Satin wonderful antique gold color . Skirt trimmed with five rows of Valenciennes lace. A satin band listing, trimmed with lace, will fold on the right side and ends on the left in a very long coke and two falls, set with a gold metal buckle. High bodice, satin antique gold color, with added aldetas, as paniers , adorned with a brightly colored copper, which is the color of one of the lists of the band. Peto and wallets sleeves gold colored satin embroidered with copper silk. Dickey reaches mid-chest and is complete with a shirred jowl, made of gold-colored satin. The sleeves are semi-long. Leather gloves of Sweden, extremely long. Straw Hat Color antique gold, feathers tinged with gold and copper, and a sort of mantilla of black lace around the neck and is secured behind the hat.
June 1, 2014
fripperiesandfobs:
Doucet evening cape ca. 1895-98
From Thierry...
May 22, 2014
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CJ is giving away a paperback copy of THE MEMORY...

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May 21, 2014
The cover for SEARED WITH SCARS, book 2 of the 2nd Freak House...

The cover for SEARED WITH SCARS, book 2 of the 2nd Freak House Trilogy.
May 14, 2014
The Memory Keeper now available at a DISCOUNTED PRICE
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May 11, 2014
The Memory Keeper available on pre-order
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May 8, 2014
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