The lady seen here is wearing the fashionable style of sleeves called "leg-of-" this
[DOC] [TLE] History of Fashion 1840 - 1900 - Victoria and Albert Museum [PAR] Explore the history of fashion in the mid- to late-19th century, decade by ... shawls 
were fashionable accessories, as were linen caps with lace frills for indoor wear, 
.... were also very fashionable; though a new style called the sack coat (a thigh-
length, ...