My first thought also was that it must have been an 18th-century themed ball,
especially as the Cotillion was a dance of that period.
Kate Bunting
Cataloguing Data Quality Librarian
University of Derby
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My brother sent me a question about fashion in 1867 - specifically
regarding a ball in Washington DC. Do any of you have any idea why an
1867 woman would powder her hair or wear a blue ribbon around her neck?
Here is the original quote. It's
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Years ago I came across a costume in an antique store, a pitiful little
cheap cotton
and
gilt trim that came from another source, but was used during the 30's
decade.
kathleen Mitchell
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Years ago I came across a costume in an antique store, a pitiful
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It was such a pitiful little
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Well, at least it wasn't 100% polyester with a zipper up the back like a
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kathleen Mitchell
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Years ago I came across a costume in an antique store, a pitiful
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Years ago I came across a costume in an antique store, a pitiful little
cheap cotton dress, looking like 1920s or 1930s cloth and basic design, done
in pseudo-18th century style. The makers label
My brother sent me a question about fashion in 1867 - specifically regarding
a ball in Washington DC. Do any of you have any idea why an 1867 woman
would powder her hair or wear a blue ribbon around her neck?
Here is the original quote. It's taken from the letters of John Hay. He was
At 19:03 05/02/2008, you wrote:
My brother sent me a question about fashion in 1867 - specifically
regarding a ball in Washington DC. Do any of you have any idea why
an 1867 woman would powder her hair or wear a blue ribbon around her neck?
Here is the original quote. It's taken from the
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Subject: [h-cost] 1867 Washington DC Fashion question
My brother sent me a question about fashion in 1867 - specifically
regarding
I suspect it was a costume ball, either in 18th-century dress or with
this set in 18th-century dress. Note that 1867 is almost, though not
quite, a centennial year of the Declaration of Independence.
For fancy costume balls, it was not uncommon for a group of people to
get together to dress
My first guess is a fancy-dress (costume) or themed ball.
LuAnn
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My brother sent me a question about fashion in 1867 - specifically regarding
Sounds like a costume ball, sometimes called fancy dress ball.
Kim
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like George Washington's, it did
become a legal holiday in several states.
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My brother sent me
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Subject: [h-cost] 1867 Washington DC Fashion question
My brother sent me a question about fashion in 1867 - specifically regarding
a ball in Washington DC. Do any of you have any idea why an 1867 woman
would powder her hair or wear a blue ribbon around her neck?
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