Separate bodice and skirt of striped silk in black and mauve. The bodice has a stand collar (with a cord edging which may originally have been covered with piping or a trimming), long sleeves, and fastens centre front with hooks and corresponding handstitched eyelets. The front fastening is concealed by an extension to the right hand side of the bodice which may have been pinned in place. The bodice is lined with striped cotton and there are nine short bones giving support.
The skirt has a herringbone tape wasitband, is made from flat panels at the front, forming pleats either side of the centre back opening. It fastens with three metal hooks and eyes. The skirt is lined with glazed cotton and has a narrow wool tape reinforcing the hem.