Dress of blue silk taffeta, trimmed with silk brocade and lace. Bodice (a) of blue silk and light blue floral brocade with dark brown background; long sleeves with pleated cuff and lace trim. Self-fabric skirt (b) has wide brocade panel at calf; three bows down front with brocade rosettes; vertical panels of brocade in back; pleated ruffle at hem; floor-length with long train.
Wedding fashion for both bride and bridesmaid in the late 1870s featured long fitted bodices, known as cuirass bodices, along with heavily embellished skirts and long sweeping trains.
