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Peterson's Magazine - 1881

If you haven't done so already, please take a minute to read this general information page about the Peterson's Magazines archived on this site.

= indicates the garments with a pattern included


January

"The Snowy Day " walking dress; house dress new style winter walking dresses

dolman cloak; muff; pelerine figured velvet mantle; head dress; fichu collar French ulster

walking costume cashmere costume house or walking dress Gertrude corsage redingote

February

"The New Picture" back and front of walking dress back and front of paletot petticoat; sleeves; chimese; night dress

latest styles for in-door dresses Beatrice costume every-day wrapper evening costume for a young lady house or street costume


March

"The Painted Dress" new styles of out-of-door dresses new styles of in-door dresses

in-door dress; a jersey; cape and collar mantilla for spring; cape of tulle and jet fringe; collar; child's hat new styles for bonnets and hats

street costume house or visiting costume costume for a young lady breakfast costume

April

"Feeding the Swans" new styles of out-of-door dresses for spring new style for in-door dress for spring new styles for house dresses for spring

new styles for walking dresses for spring new styles of bonnets and hat for spring house or street costume

walking costume polonaise for a young girl evening toilette corsage pelerine

May

"The Croquet Party" out-of-door dress; house dress new style walking dress: front and back spring styles for walking dresses

newest styles for house dresses new spring styles for hats and bonnetts Madras costume

costume of zephyr cloth, chintz, or gingham Mojeska costume house-casacque princess polonaise

June

"The Private Park" house dress: back and front walking dresses

hat and bonnets house or street costume

costume in albatross Florida costume Stanhope costume

July

"The Garden Party" traveling dress; walking dress new styles for house dress and evening dress

sea-side costume: front and back walking dress; polonaise costume the new styles for summer bonnets

princess costume walking or traveling suit young lady's costume evening dress for a young lady

August

"At Home" out-of-door costumes garden-party dresses

new styles for out-of-door dresses new styles for walking dresses the fashionable bathing dresses walking costume

evening demi-toilette morning costume street costume tournure chintz dress

September

"The Antique Gateway" visting dress for fall: front and back walking dress for fall: front and back bodice with embroidered vest; hat; casaquin bodice; collarette

new style dolman; mourning dress short costume; walking costume street costume mourning costume polonaise

October

"On the Boulevard" walking dres; new style cloak new styles for house dresses

visitng dress; fall bonnett; collar walking dress; fall bonnet; stocking new style autumn hat

indoor or street costume walking-costume walking-costume fall or winter wrap autumn jacket

November

"At Home for Calls" new style dress; back and front new style walking dress; back and front

new style cloak; plush toque; collar new style house dress; beaver bonnet; muff bonnet for visiting, concert, or opera

house-dress walking-costume walking-dress; house dress gathered corsage

December

"The Opera Box" house dress: front and back out-of-door dress: frint and back

house dress; visiting bonnet; sleeve for evening dress walking dress; winter hat; fichu for mourning new style mantle; new style jacket evening dress for a young lady

house dress walking-costume winter ulster basque


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