On a recent trip home I found a letter written by my great grandmother to
her sister describing her daughter's wedding, which I have been trying to
transcribe. The wedding took place at home and the bride's attire was
described as a simple costume.Her veil was described, but not the
, a shiny fabric (satin) and glittering jewels
(diamonds) were not mourning.
You might be interested in my book Fashions of the Gilded Age, which
contains patterns, images, and descriptions of wedding dresses in Volume 2.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
On 6/19/2013 7:38 PM, Cathy Raitt
The kind of shoe bags that hang on the back of the door work well for storing
notions and such. Try to find one with clear plastic pockets.
Catherine
-Original Message-
From: michaeljdeib...@gmail.com michaeljdeib...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent:
I have an occasion coming up next month where Revolutionary War dress is
encouraged, and I have nothing to wear! What I've seen the women wearing
locally appears to be from the commercial patterns and I really don't want to
do that. Activities in my area range from re-enacting the Battle of
I can also vouch for Shoe Goo. It's holding the soles on my Birks and my
husband repaired a tear in my athletic shoes.
Cathy R.
-Original Message-
From: Rickard, Patty ricka...@mountunion.edu
To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Thu, May 12, 2011 2:09 pm
