A gown of pale green chiffon, the skirts plissé over a lace trimmed petticoat, the wrapover bodice with faggotted seams and mauve sash, labelled in waistband Jeanne Hallée, rue Ville d'Eveque, Paris; a bodice of olive green silk trimmed with metal thread embroidery, the mock shirt front and sleeves of plissé chiffon, labelled in waistband Elspeth Phelps, 28 Albermarle St, Piccadilly, W; and a shoulder mantle of black tulle with lace and sequin trimm, labelled in nape Paquin Limited, London, Incorporating Elspeth Phelps, all early 20th century (3)

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A gown of pale green chiffon, the skirts plissé over a lace trimmed petticoat, the wrapover bodice with faggotted seams and mauve sash, labelled in waistband Jeanne Hallée, rue Ville d'Eveque, Paris; a bodice of olive green silk trimmed with metal thread embroidery, the mock shirt front and sleeves of plissé chiffon, labelled in waistband Elspeth Phelps, 28 Albermarle St, Piccadilly, W; and a shoulder mantle of black tulle with lace and sequin trimm, labelled in nape Paquin Limited, London, Incorporating Elspeth Phelps, all early 20th century (3)

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