Cocktail dress in pleated black silk taffeta

Cocktail dress in black silk taffeta; knife-pleated strapless bodice fitted to below hip; straight neckline; black silk velvet band around underbust, bow center front bust; mid-calf length full skirt sunburst-pleated below hip to hem; proper left hook-and-eye closure; inner boned black net corset; attached petticoat of horsehair stiffened black taffeta and black net.