A good velvet should have a high lustre, even and close pile and not break when folded. When velveteens first came out they were crude to what they are now in colors and finish, though they always wore well. Now they are in exquisite evening shades, as well as in black and all the medium tints. They are used for dresses, capes, evening cloaks, fancy jackets and trimmings. In using velvet or velveteen see that the pile of each piece of a garment runs the same way, which should be down.
Velveteens are also for small boys' suits, men's smoking jackets and a light weight for millinery.
Rather than a poor velvet use a good velveteen, but a nice velvet is a beautiful and rich material, and one which will be popular in 1893-94. X, No. 10, September 1893, p. 18. This article is being presented as an educational resource of women fashions during this time era. The Costume Gallery, or its owner, Penny E. Dunlap Ladnier, does not sell or make sewing patterns or print publications. The Costume Gallery is not affiliated with Ladies Home Journal.