<i>Embroidery for a chemise. The Victoria Pardessus. It is distinguished fot its style, combined with the ease and comfort with which it can be worn. The material is a gray or speckled cloth, of which it can be made entirely, also the French ladies have incorporated with it an amount of trimmings that almost imparts to it the character of being composed of two materials. Thus, while the pardessus chiefly framed of cloth, it has a broad border, and large portion of hanging sleeve, in either black velvet or black moire antique. Rows of narrow black ribbon velvet also head this border trimmings.</i>
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