I just took all the pieces out of their box and underneath the tissue paper they have tried to melt onto was a note: "Orange blossoms on veil Lavilla May LaCoste Murphy Nov. 15, 1894" That would be my great grandmother. When she married she was middle class but pretty much at the upper edge of that. I probably have a hundred pictures of her but no wedding pictures. If anyone is interested I posted a few pictures of the flowers. Unfortunately they are quite beaten up.
Beth -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LLOYD MITCHELL Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 9:10 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] "wax" orange blossoms If you look at old photos of the turn of the century(20th) you will see some wedding gowns that were 'sprigged' with "orange blossoms" for a wedding; these trims were then removed (and saved?), so that all such trims might not have been used for the headpiece. Your treasure trove gives me some evidence that the florals might have been faux...at least for the middle class. Thanks for the contribution. Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 9:09 PM Subject: RE: [h-cost] "wax" orange blossoms >I have the remains of either a great or gr-gr grandmother's headpiece. It >is > a mix of cloth flowers coated in wax and "buds" which appear almost > entirely > wax though they are too light so the core must be something else. The > leaves > are green fabric very lightly coated. Unfortunately it's been disjointed > so > I have no idea how it was originally arranged. And, it was stored in an > attic and the wax softened enough that parts are quite well stuck > together. > > Beth Chamberlain > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
