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Two women's dresses with sloping shoulders; long, full sleeves; belted waists; and full, floor-length skirts. Left dress has small, ruffled collar, shoulder accents, geometric pattern down center front, and a lace cap or bonnet with ribbon trim....
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Two men's outfits both with frock coats, high collars (left has cravat, right has bowtie and jabot), top hats, canes, striped trousers, and pointed-toe shoes. Man on right has his knee-length frock coat open to reveal his double breasted waistcoat,...
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The Last and Newest London & Paris Fashions Morning and Evening Dresses, showing 3 full dresses for evening and three alternative bodices for morning. Dresses all have wide, low necklines revealing the shoulders and chest, long sleeves, gloves,...
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Fashions for August, showing Home Costumes. The dress on the left has a chemisette insert with a jewel neckline edged with ribbon, short sleeves, a full skirt with an attached apron edged with 2 rows of ruffles or puffed fabric, net mitts, and a...
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Salon Dresses, with a redingote made out of fabric apron overlays trimmed in fur and belted at the waist, loose bell sleeves also trimmed in fur, a fur collar with matching ribbon and a full skirt (which is pulled aside slightly to reveal a plaid...
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Five day ensembles all with long sleeves, fitted bodices, full skirts, and a variety of lace caps. The seated woman is in plaid with trimmed basques matching the trim around the bottom of the skirt. The 2nd woman is in a cloak or mantle. The center...
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Five walking dresses all with long sleeves, jewel necklines, and full skirts. The young woman wears a loose jacket with long sleeves, a layered walking skirt where the top layer is pulled back with vertical belts to reveal the pleated underlayer,...
Barker, Celestia Lee, 1846- ; Barker, William B ; Cookery, American -- Midwestern style ; Farm life -- Iowa ; Home economics ; Religious education -- Iowa ; Rural families ; Women in agriculture ; Women teachers -- Iowa ; Iowa -- History -- Civil...
The majority of entries were written during the Civil War and describe Lee's work on the family farm, attending religious services, visiting family throughout central Iowa, social activities, and her beaux. She also describes her training to be a...
