Skirt-suit ensemble: A) Jacket of black boucle'. V-neck and alternating six hidden buttons and seven snaps down center front. Long sleeves with turned back cuffs lined in a pale yellow silk. Lined in black, with wide yellow raw silk bands at neckline, hemline, either sides of center front opening. Built-in shoulder pads. Designer's label: "Pierre Balmain / Paris" Handwritten couture label underneath: "178.197" B) Pencil skirt of black boucle'. Knee-length skirt has side zipper and hook-and-bar closure. Two darts on either side of front and back. Length: 24" (61 cm) Lined in black silk. No label.

a) Short jacket of black stiff lace in interlocking arc design. Long sleeves; no collar. b) Knee length skirt of black stiff lace in interlocking arc design. Black lining; zipper hidden in back toward left side. c) Black fabric belt; 1 1/2" wide.