Printed Sheer Voile Afternoon Dress

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Printed Sheer Voile Afternoon Dress

Description

Afternoon dress - printed sheer voile colors blue, tan, off-white and pink in stylized flower clusters - Outer dress has 3/4" length raglan sleeve; 1" net lace cuff outlines sleeve edge; lace net inserted dickey with 4 rows of ruffles fills in deep "V". Machine embroidered lace dickey inserted in deep "V"; dress has front opening or dickey snaps in; in deep "V"; dress has front opening or dickey snaps in; Dress has left side opening with snaps; Along side seams are 1" twill ribbon decorations which extend to tabs these repeat 14X about one inch apart. Silk pongee underslip is sleeveless with square neckline - 3 snaps center front for close. Hemline is attached to slip; One inch self fabric belt tacked at waistline.