Premet Model of navy Needle Cord. Paris fashion 1913.
Model No. 113.
One-piece dress of navy Needle Cord Cloth embroidered in black soutache and black buttons. Plain cloth belt and gold buckle and eyelets. Collar and sash of Roman colored silk. Beaded fringe to match sash and yoke of pleated net. Published by Haas brothers, for the spring season, 1913.
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