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Though the waist is beginning to return, the style is still rather boxy
Cassells Household Guide , which billed itself as an encyclopedia of domestic and social economy, summed up the problem like this, circa 1880: As a general rule, ladies do not like to see their maids dressed in the clothes they themselves have wornthe difference in the social scale of mistress and maid renders this unpleasing. But Cassells made one exception: a black or a dark-colored silk. Previously, a simple black dress meant a wealthy woman was dressing down. But by the 19th century, the black dress had become a staple of the lower and middle classes
If you cant tell, I am beyond honored to have this opportunity and share it with you all today
This makes me feel old.)
THE MAGIC IS IN THE FIT
The original pattern has you make the button band in the skirt from a folded piece of fabric
