Late Victorian Era Children's Fashions - February 1880 Peterson's Magazine

Late Victorian Era Children's Fashions - February 1880 Peterson's Magazine

Children's Fashions

Fig 1 - Girl's dress of dark blue velveteen. The skirt is made plain. The deep coat is cut princess shape at the back, open in front over a brocaded velvet vest, and is trimmed with a band of gray chinchilla fur. Hat of blue velveteen trimmed with chinchilla.

Figs 2 and 3 - Boy's suit, back and front. The color is navy blue. The trowsers are short, and the jacket double breasted, and rather loose. This suit may either be trimmed with black braid or with white worsted braid, as may be preferred.

Fig 4 - Girl's dress of dark red camel's hair. The dress in princess shape to just below the waist, where it has deep box-plaits to form the skirt at the back. The coat is of the same material and color; has a long rolling collar, and is confined low down in front by a belt.