The two books are good ones, I have them both.
1887 I suspect even the 15 year old and the 19 year old would wear a
small "Traveling bustle". I have a brown "Traveling suit" from the 1880's
made of a rust brown very heavy faille taffeta, relatively simple in
terms of embellishment with matching
I know I have a number of group photos from the 1880s, but they are
obviously dressed for the photos.
http://store.doverpublications.com/0486265331.html I think may be one of
the books, the other was a huge tome, green cover, just trying to remember
the name.
Hrm, thank you both--I'll check those ideas, but I suspect that school
photos won't show traveling clothing. Also, since the late 1880s is Not My
Period, I probably _won't_ be able to properly extrapolate what the back
would look like! :) The group setting doesn't really matter, but I'll
still
Have you tried school group photos? I know most are front facing, posed
shots, but you could extrapolate the backs from knowing what the front
looked like. A girls school might have photos dating back that far.
Sharon C.
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