Green Bodice with Black Lace Dress

From the seller:

WELCOME TO MY STORE,..I LOVE SEARCHING FOR UNIQUE AND RARE ITEMS TO BRING TO MY CUSTOMERS,,, THANK YOU FOR STOPPING IN, A WONDERFUL FIND IN COLORADO ,,, I PURCHASED THIS YEARS AGO FROM A PRIVATE SALE,,, THIS IS VERYBEAUTIFUL 2 PIECE SHIRTWAISTED JACKET AND SKIRT,,,, THIS WAS LABELED 1888. THE JACKET IS BLACK WITH A GREEN MATERIAL. THE BLACK MATERIAL IS PLACED OVER THE JACKET SO YOU CAN SEE THE MATERIAL WHICH GIVE THIS A BEAUTIFUL LOOK, 2 ROUND SPRIAL ACCENT CAN BE FOUND ON EACH SIDE OF THE BODICE,,, THIS HAS HOOK AND EYE CLOSURE,,, THE INSIDE IS LINED AND YOU CAN SEE THE STAYS IN THIS JACKET... THE WAIST HAS 2 BELTS THAT FALLS BELOW THE JACKET, THERE IS A METAL SLIDER, THIS WAS USED TO CINCH THE WAIST, AS I HAVE SHOWN IN THE PICTURE THE ONE SIDE OF THE BELT IS TORN,,, THERE IS A CHIFFON PIECE OF ACCENT THAT IS FOUND AT THE NECKLINE, IT HAS A NICE POM POM LOOK MADE OUT OF THE MATERIAL. THIS DOES HAVE SILK IN THIS FABRIC,,, I DID FIND UNDER THE ARMS SOME OF THE MATERIAL HAS FRAYED, THE SLEEVES HAS THE PUFFED UP LOOK THAT IS SO DECADENT OF THAT ERA, THE MEASUREMENTS FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL JACKET FROM SHOULDER SEAM TO SHOULDER SEAM IS 12 INCHES, THE SLEEVE LENGTH IS 21 INCHES, THE BUST 30, THE WAIST IS 25 AND THE BOTTOM OF JACKET WHICH FALLS ABOVE THE HIPS 26 INCHES, THIS CLOSES WITH HOOK AND EYE,,,THEN SOME THE BEAUTIFUL SKIRT, IT IS LINED WHICH GIVES THE SKIRT A MUCH FULLER LOOK, THERE IS A PATTERN IN THE MATERIAL OF STRIPES THAT IS THE SAME MATERIAL, THERE IS A GATHERING OF RUFFLES AT THE BOTTEM HEM LINE, THE WAIST LINE IS SET WITH HOOK AND EYE CLOSURE, THE WAIST IS 30 INCHES, THE WAIST LINE IS STRONGLY INTACT WITH A FEW FRAYS , WHICH DOES NOT AFFECT THE WEARING OF THIS SKIRT, THE SKIRT IS HEAVY THIS WAS PROBABLY WORN WITH A BUSTLE AS THE FRONT HEMLINE IS 43 INCHES, THE BACK HEMLINE IS 46 INCHES, THIS WAS PART OF MY PRIVATE COLLECTION, THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST OUTFITS I HAVE OWNED,,,, VERY CLEAN ,,,

From Me:

With that shade of green, is there a time other than today to post this? :-)