Ah the dresses!!!

[blue_zouave]

Originally Posted by samgrant

Zou, Can't help myself. How appropriate is it for a man who favors blue pantaloons to comment on "Ah the dresses!!!"!

Aye, Bucko, and who will be cooler at 100 degrees and 100% humidity... you boys in wool, or me in baggy cotton britches??

Zou (who can appreciate a lovely dress and a well turned ankle as well as the next man)

[jenna]

The description of this cdv was as follows:

Born in 1851 as Louise Josephine Eugenie Brenadotte, a Princess of Sweden. In 1869 she married Fredrick of Denmark and became Queen of Denmark in 1906. She gave birth to 8 children, one of which became the first Modern King of Norway. The cdv was taken early in life, but still showed her long hair which became her trademark of sorts.

[jenna]

This is just a stunning dress in general. I bet is was very shiny and very pretty. Obviously a silk taffeta with what looks to be embroiders patterns on the skirt and the bodice, and then the yards of trim all over the bodice and the velvet closure at the waist. Very attractive woman and very wealthy by the looks of it. But noitice, she is wearing one glove and the other one is off. How odd. I really can't come up with an explanation for that, unless she had a defect on the hand that is covered like a birth mark or some how had burned her hand badly and had a scar.

Jenna

[blue_zouave]

Jenna, one explanation for the One Gloved Lady might be found in Little Women, when Meg and Jo went to the party. It was the fashion to wear one glove and carry one, which worked because the family had only one nice pair of gloves. The girls each wore one nice glove and carried an old one. I can't see the lady's other hand, maybe she's carrying the other glove, according to fashion.

<Preparing for more slings and arrows from the gentlemen...>

Zou

[CBar]

I just read the posts at this thread and have enjoyed them very much. I don't know what references to dress you all may have posted in other threads, so forgive me if this link appears elsewhere. This is an article by Vicki Betts on the Furr Homespun Dress: http://www.uttyler.edu/vbetts/furr_homespun_dress.htm

[jenna]

Very nice article. Lots of good information on dress making and fitting. Plus all the info on the thread count. That is just allot of counting. But no I had not seen that article. Thanks for sharing.

[jenna]

Zou,

Now that is interesting. I have never read Little Women, and it really was a story that never interested me, but I may now due to the historical value. But that is interesting about the gloves. So she may have had the glove tucked in somewhere and we just don't see it in the picture.

Thanks for the insight.
Jenna