Victorian Bustle Jacket Pattern
from Peterson's Magazine, October 1869
"We
give...an engraving of a very desirable jacket for fall wear. The pattern
consists of five pieces. Half of front and half of back, side-pieces, half
of panier,
and upper part of sleeve, (the under part
being marked on the paper.) There is a notched on the front to mark where
the seam of the sleeves is placed. A plait is pricked on the front, so that
the casque
falls to the figure. The
panier
is gathered at the top and sewn on to the back
of the waist; the line where the pricked marks are should also be gathered.
The sides of the panier
are fulled in the front at the upper part,
both being caught or bunched up with bows and ends.
The sash is made of the same material as the rest of the mantle. Our model
is of black silk, and trimmed with frills and satin rouleaux.
This jacket takes two yards and a quarter of a material that measures
twenty-seven inches in width."
(c) Copyright 2002.
04/22/2006