Gertie Miller, The Dancing Mistress, 1912

Gertie Miller, The Dancing Mistress, 1912, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

"Actress Gertie Miller on stage in The Dancing Mistress of 1912 in full evening dress with long, white gloves, an essential eveningwear accessory. dresses often had a small over-jacket incorporated into the garment like this one, which stops on the thigh, breaking the long column skirt into two tiers."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.