Cream brocade dress blouse with front bow, long sleeves and five button back neck closure. Forward front shoulder yoke and shoulder pads, stand collar with stitched on bow at center front neckline. Two box pleats vertically down center front. Placket back opening with five covered buttons and self -fabric button loops. Two buttons on collar unit and three on back bodice unit. Long sleeves, full gathers at cap and 1.5" cuff with one self-fabric covered button on each cuff.]]>
HCT.1998.37.31 (Blouse)]]>
Skirt has five 1 5/8 box pleats on front and back opening at hip level.
Jacket long sleeves slightly gathered into buttoned cuff, assymetrical front closure that is angled and three 1 buttons and covered snaps at top and waist. Self fabric covered belt is held in position with thread loops at each side seam *and a thread loop at center front to hold stem of buckle in place.]]>
HCT.2004.31.4 (Blouse)]]> a. Bodice with pointed roll collar. 
Center front seam with slanted placket, 6" long, with 3 1" black sew through buttons/bound butonholes. Short dolman sleeves, cut one with bodice front and back with attached 1 1/2" wide cuffs. Under arm gusset. Vertical darts at shoulder and waist. Darts at back neckline; 3 small darts at back waist. 7" length of gray crepe de chine added at lower bodice to be tucked into skirt. Two snaps in front and back for attaching to skirt. Center back zipper, hook/eye. Attached inner chemise with hook/eye closure. 

b. Narrow skirt with center front and side front seams. 6" pleat at back skirt hem. Center back zipper; hook/eye. Fully interlined.]]>

a. Jacket: High hip length jacket with lapel collar and very large curved lapels going into left side assymetrical closing. Very wide lapel stitched or tacked to collar to hold in position. Front and back princess seams (into shoulder at front and armscye at back). Front angled assymetrical closure with six buttons and bound buttonholes. Slanted 1.5" wide welt pockets below waist on left and right front which curve around to side back of jacket. Curved lower front edge.
Vent at center back. Garment shaped at waist giving lower section almost a peplum look.
Long set- in two-piece sleeves with two button/bound buttonhole vents at sleeve edge. Jacket lined with medium brown silk crepe.

b. Skirt: Straight skirt with center front and center back one-inch wide stitched down tuck. Tuck stitched to below thigh at front releasing to free vent below. Front tuck undersection extends to side seam right side seam but not included in side seam. Back tuck stitched to below thigh and released to walking vent. Undersection of back vent extends to left side seam but not included in side seam. Front vent extension stitched into waistline seam. Back vent extension is loose and secured at left waistband with hook and eye.
Set on waistband. Center back closure of four snaps, instead of a zipper, and four hooks and eyes to secure waistband. Unlined and no pockets.]]>