On Fri Jan 5 14:18 , 'otsisto' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >I had not noticed before but this has a vest(?) on it. >
It's not a vest. It's a shaped fichu; triangular back ending at the waist, long tails that come over the shoulder then wrap to the back and tie. It is trimmed with box pleated silk ribbon ruching and Chantilly lace. There are detailed photographs of it in the book "To Love and To Cherish". The dress has a low body - wide off-the- shoulder neckline, short puffed sleeves, pointed waistline. The dress belonged to a young lady from New England (I don't have her name at this location). She sailed around the Cape to San Francisco where she would wed her fiance. She was married shortly after her arrival (the next day, I believe) in the dress she traveled in; the wedding dress was never worn. :-( I'll look up the details and post them when I get home this evening. Carolann Schmitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.genteelarts.com Ladies & Gentlemen of the 1860s Conference, March 1-4, 2007 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
