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Title: Godey's lady's book
Year: 1840 (1840s)
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Subjects: Women American literature Costume Arts
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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186 godeys ladys book and magazine. EMBROIDERED FLOUNCE FOR A LITTLE GIRLS DRESS.
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This design is intended to be worked on threeflounces, and in tliis way to form the skirt of alittle girls dress. The muslin ought to beclear, and as thin as may be consistent withdurability. The three diamonds in each scallophave their outlines of holes, and within thesethe central ornaments are formed of leavesworked in satin-stitch with one hole in themiddle of each. The branch springing out ofthe centre of these three diamonds is in satin-stitch, the flower having a hole in the middle.The double holes, which go round the interiorof the scallop, have a dot on each side, which is worked as a solid spot. The scallop at theedge is in well-raised buttonhole-stitch. Thisdesign is also well suited for a ladys under-skirt, in which case it ought to be worked onstrong cambric muslin, or even on fine long-cloth, but in this last-mentioned material thebranch ought to have the leaves cut out. Iftaken for this purpose the scallop must not becut out, but the hem should be turned up, and,after t

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