Ladies' Surplice Blouse Dress

Size: 38" bust, 27" waist, 40-1/2" hips, 45" finished length from neck to lower edge.

This Ladies' Home Journal pattern published under the brand name of the Home Pattern Company describes this style as a Ladies' Dress, closing at the back. Surplice Blouse in drop-shoulder style with full-length sleeve perforated for shorter length and gathered frill at neck. Skirt in three gores and with or without shaped tunic. Skirt in floor length 41" inches center-front. Tunic requires piecing in 36-inch, 42-inch and 54-inch material on all sizes. Written instructions only. Pattern dates to circa 1911 -1914.

Suggested Fabrics: None on envelope. From others of its era: Silk Satin.

Materials Required: Plain View with Elbow Length Sleeves--5-5/8 Yds. 44" wide fabric. Fancy View with Long Sleeves--5-1/4 Yds. 44" wide fabric. Extra Material for Tunic--1-1/4 Yds. 44" wide fabric.

This Vintage Revivals pattern is only one size; the original size. The pattern envelope, instructions and pattern pieces are unedited. The older the pattern the more likely it is to have limited instructions. This pattern is printed on blue line paper and packaged in plastic.