For the benefit of the ladies, something I stumbled upon -
LM110 - 1890's Ladies' Sporting Costumes with Leggings Pattern. Sizes 4-28 ~ all included in the envelope. Victorian Ladies Sewing Pattern With Leggings Victorian Bicycling, Hiking, Hunting, Sharpshooting. View A Ladies� Bicycle Costume is a copy of a period 1890�s pattern. It includes a double breasted Basque with collar and revers (lapels), Leg O�Mutton sleeves, pleated back, and belt. The skirt has double box pleats in front and back, with roomy bloomers underneath. The bloomers blouse over the leggings and are made of same or similar fabric as the Basque. A dickey with a high collar goes under the Basque. The Leggings are a copy of a vintage pair. View B Basque is a representation of a hunting Basque depicted in Harper�s Bazar. The front is double breasted and has a wrap around high collar. The back, sleeves and belt are the same as View A. View B bloomers are a copy of a vintage pair of Turkish bloomers.http://www.patternsoftime.com/proddetail.asp?prod=LM110
I did a quick search to see if this pattern had been posted in any previous threads and found nothing.
