In a message dated 4/30/2008 9:36:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Can anyone give me a date for these new patterns other than "Civil War" era? Has anyone tracked down the fashion plates that inspired these to give a more specific year? To add to what Carolann said about postings on another list, the yellow dress supposidly came from a pattern in der Bazaar. The green dress in #2887 is also an original pattern, but date and publication remaining anonymous. In terms of accuracy, I'd be extremely hesitant to use #2887 for a Civil War dress, even when made out of the proper fabric. I've personally seen these princess line dresses in a few CDVs here and there, but I can't say that I've ever seen an original. I know the pattern Heidi Marsh used for her "polonaise traveling dress" came out of Peterson's, 1861, but there again, I've never seen an original. It really is lovely, but I think it would be better suited, altered to a slim coat sleeve, for post-Civil War applications, or as a nice wrapper. ~Joseph **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
