Delineator Magazine - 1888 Would You Like To Dress Stylishly?

If you do want to dress stylishly you should get your wardrobe custom made from National Cloak Company and use some of these amazing trims from the Kursheedt Manufacturing Co.!

Delineator Magazine - 1888 "Health Braided Wire Dress Forms"

Wow. Just wow.

Delineator Magazine - 1888 "Ladies Top Garments"

This group is coats, cloaks, wraps. They must have been made of heavy fabrics and weighed a ton. Suggested fabrics are wools and velvets. And the trims were ribbons and silks. I can't imagine they were very practical in rain or snow.

These are labeled 434, 435, 436, 437.
The "Ladies Wrap" shown in 434, Butterick 2379 is below.

The "Ladies Walking Skirt" with 434 is Butterick 2349.

Number 434 is "Ladies Irish Peasant Cloak" Butterick pattern 2362.

In 436 we see a "Ladies Cloak" with subtle differences, Butterick 2365.

For 437 it's Butterick 2386, a "Ladies Wrap" with otter fur trim.

Delineator Magazine - 1888 Fashion and Tombstone Cleaner!

This is a wonderful issue of the Delineator from November 1888, published by Butterick Publishing Company. We're going to see some amazing fashions, but first let's look at my favorite ad. Sapolio cures your ignorance and lessens how many maids you need to clean your house. But the first usage listed is "To clean tombstones". Good to know.