We have quite forgotten the Handkercheif as an important accessory for the
bride of this time period...and most appropriate for a bride in a home setting.
they were often heirlooms and might feature exquisite lace from the previous
century. One might also see fans prominent in French or English illustrations.
This was also a period when ribbons were a favor.? I am recalling an article
seen this past spring of ribbon nosegays that were worked with laces for a
competition (now where, where, where!).Perhaps it was Piecework...The June
issue of the last three years has featured heirloom treasures of lace; many
forms have been forgotten...
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Elena House" <exst...@gmail.com>
Sent 11/25/2011 11:24:28 PM
To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com>
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Winter flowers for New England?On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at
11:22 PM, Elena House <exst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ?I could swear I've run across several sets of
> how-to-make-artificial-flowers instructions in Victorian ephemera of
> the sort your characters might be likely to have run across, although
> I'm not enough of a masochist to try to hunt them down now... =}
...And I just noticed the 1830 bit, so ignore the Victorian part,
please! Still, it seems like a skill that wouldn't be too outlandish
to find locally--maybe the sister-in-law has a milliner friend.
-E House
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