So the mistake has been fixed. Seam ripping first thing in the morning is never as bad as staying up late to do so.
The finished outer shell.


I then went and made a lining. The pattern does not call for one but I like to hide all the ugly bits inside. I just remade the pattern and attached the simple boning to the inside of that. Then I stitched the whole front edge of the lining to the gold shell.

The beginning of the sleeves.

The mostly finished body. It needs to be steamed and the poof is settled wrong. I also think that the bustle is a little loose here, but I'm feeling pretty good with how it's turning out.


The collar detail I added.

And, of course, the sleeves were a disaster. I made a new pattern for them in the last polonaise and somehow forgot to label the pattern pieces so that I cut them out wrong. Then, assuming they were correct, I spent some real good time making the edges of the sleeves really nice. Only to find that when I went to put them on the dress they
made no sense at all. 
So when I have a breather from work this week I will be re-making some sleeves.