Story County (Iowa); History; Biography; Iowa Agricultural College
Biographical and historical memoirs of Story County, Iowa. Comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a descriptive history of the county named herein, and numerous selected...
The History of Dubuque County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &
Biographical Sketches of Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Bridesmaid, wedding, day and two visiting dresses all with large bustles. Bridesmaid dress has wide neckline and cap sleeves, elbow length gloves, flounced and ruffled skirt. Wedding dress heavily trimmed with flowers and lace and fabric draped...
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Carriage Dress and Dinner Party Dress, illustrating hemmed short and loose leg-of-mutton sleeves with widening shoulders overall, the waist emphasized by a belt (one with an animal design), lace shawls, geometric decoration towards the hem, gloves,...
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Carriage Dress, Dinner Dress, and Opera Dress. The Opera Dress offers a striped pattern, shirred bodice, puffy leg-of-mutton sleeves, and a belt emphasizing the waist. There is quite a bit of decorate detail, particular near the hem, and the dress...
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Three day and two evening dresses all with bustles and multiple flounced, ruffled, and tasseled overskirts gathered with bows and flowers several times to form trains. Day dresses have band collars, long sleeves with wide cuffs, fitted bodices, and...
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Heavily trimmed day dress with bustle, small train, long sleeves with ribbons on shoulders and high neckline, with fringed overskirt. One riding habit with a simpler skirt and smaller bustle, open front blazer-style jacket with loose sleeves,...
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Five day dresses with large bustles, no trains, overskirts gathered to enhance bustle size and shape, underskirts pleated on four, no lace, bodices have long vertical lines, large peplums, band collars, leg-of-mutton sleeves either full or 3/4...
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Five day dresses, large bustles, overskirts gathered into bustle; two trimmed with lace, four have contrasting fabric, 3/4 length coat sleeves with wide cuffs and long gloves, fitted jacket style bodices with pleated fabric or lace insets, small...
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Two day dresses, bustles, overskirts gathered into bustles, high band collars. Right dress has five layers of lace on underskirt, lace inset into a ""V"" in center front of basque bodice, 3/4 sleeves with small lace ruffle cuffs. Left dress has...
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Five day dresses, small bustles, overskirts trimmed with embroidery on three, fitted jacket style bodices with lapels and high band collars on four, waists curve to a point in front, leg-of-mutton sleeves either full or 3/4 length with gloves, hats...
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Two day dresses, large bustles, wide pleated skirts, basque bodices with large peplum draped over bustle (right dress), buttons, band collars; overskirts flounced, decorative buttons at waist and along bodice lines (left dress); both have 3/4...
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Two day dresses, left a jumper with wide yokes over high collared blouse with layers of ruffled lace on bodice and sleeves to elbow, small bow at throat, bell shaped, floor length skirt. Right outfit has waist with high collar, double layer of...
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Three day dresses, hobble skirts with instep-length hem, left has elbow length sleeves, button detail at hip, smocking at stomach, v-neck filled with lace; center has draped overdress with belt, elbow length sleeves, fur trim on sleeves and lapel...
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Two day dresses with large bustles, overskirts gathered to enhance bustle, underskirts have vertical lines of decorative embroidery or buttons, sleeves are 3/4 length with long gloves, bishop sleeves (left) or coat sleeves (right) of 3/4 length,...
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Five dresses, all with small, low bustles and narrow ruffled skirts gathered with layers of fabric into trains, heavily trimmed, princess seams predominate. Three day or visiting dresses with long, coat sleeves; high collars, feather trimmed hats,...
Clothing and dress; Costume; Fashion; Fashion Plates; Fashion Illustrations
Evening and outdoor ensembles with fitted bodices and large hoop skirts. The 3 evening dresses all have wide, low necklines edged with lace; short sleeves, pointed waistlines, and gloves. The center woman has a long sleeved, fitted jacket that...
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Evening Dress, with tight and square bodice, short and fitted sleeves, decorated with piping. The dress is cinched at the waist and has a small flounce in the back. The lady is wearing a Grecian head piece, wearing gloves, and carrying a small...
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Evening Dress, illustrating widening shoulders with a decorated bodice, descending waistline marked by ribbon or cummerbund, the emphasis of decoration on the lower hem, with gloves and purse (published for La Belle Assemblee)
