In evening dress, a short but extremely full and puffed sleeve, ending at the elbow or just earlier one, spread out sideways instead of rising above the shoulder. “All fullness ha… See more

Almost all the fullness and looseness which appeared in the bodices of the 1890s was deceptive. The full sleeves of day dresses were made on a lining which fitted the arm. The loose … See more

As the sleeves spread and gave width to the bodice from 1892, the skirt widenedat the hem. The fullness was still swept to the center back, but, by 1893, five and a half yards was … See more

The tea-gowncontinued in use for the whole of the 1890s. As in the 1880s, it differed little from the most elaborate dresses, except in the looser lines of the bodice and a tendency … See more