FIGURE 8. c.1923. DARK FRENCH BLUE COTTON VOilE ROBE DE STYLE.

A net underbodice
and one-piece blue voile skirt are attached at the natural waistline to a two inch wide petersham band.
The dress is open center back with hook and eye closures in the bodice and snaps in the skirt. Blue
voile short sleeves are set into the net bodice. Cream organza ruching is attached at the neckline of
the bodice; cream organza puffs and ruffles finish the sleeve edges; and two cream organza insets
are placed horizontally into the skirt at seven
and nineteen inches with narrow organza ruffles
topstitched at the inset seams. Feather boning,
with the inscription "Warren's Featherboning"
is inserted into the skirt to create the pannier
shape. A blue voile sleeveless, scooped
neck bolero is worn over the net bodice.
It opens center back with snap closures
and is finished along the waist edge
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with a narrow cream organza ruffle.
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Donor: Mr. Clifford A. CutchinsIII;
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worn by his mother,Mrs. Clifford A.

Cutchins,Jr., neeSarah Vaughan,
of Franklin, VA. V.87.149.20ab.

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DARK FRENCH BLUE COTTON VOILE ROBE DE STYLE.

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