per Gordon, James T. 1919/1925 nol Afternoon dress of dark green silk satin, crepe and chiffon. The tunic-style dress of dark green silk satin is street-length, with a drop waist. It has a slight standing collar at back which extends out in front to become long ties with a backing of dark maroon. Below the bow formed by the ties is V-shaped neckline. The full-length sleeves are dark green silk satin from shoulders to elbows and are translucent green crepe from elbows to cuffs. The main part of the gauze sections are embroidered with floral motifs in red, pink, and green/gold. The sleeves have two snaps at each cuff, which are trimmed with bands of pink crepe, maroon crepe, and dark green satin. On the front of the skirt are three wide, slightly overlapping tiers of fabric, split at center front, which start below the hips and end slightly above the hem. The dress is unlined, and there are no tags or labels. Dresses (Garments) Embroidery Social Life and Customs - Clothing 1 1919 1925 United States TXFC UNTCVA public by-nc-nd All Texas Fashion Collection content and images are copyrighted. physical-object image 1900.084.001 comment: Descriptive metadata template by htarver 2010-12-07. metadc29995 DC ark:/67531/metadc29995 2010-12-20, 11:16:33 acpmaker ehoyenski 2011-10-25, 08:25:08 False