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Your smugitude is justified. Also, if you really squint hard at the One Official Photo that seems to be available, you can kind of see the apricot folding like it was attached to the brocade on the left-hand (well, the wearer's right-hand) front panel. One of those things where a theory changes what I'm capable of seeing. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marjorie Wilser" <the3t...@gmail.com> To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Friday, September 7, 2012 11:55:19 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Caroline Harrison's inaugural gown thought so! :) ==Marjorie Wilser (pray pardon my smuggitude, but it's my first right answer today) On Sep 7, 2012, at 8:39 AM, lauren.wal...@comcast.net wrote (in part): > Thank you, everyone. I found this _description_ of the gown: > >> Her Inaugural Ball gown was typically American in fabric and >> design. The heavy silver-gray silk and brocade was woven >> >especially for her. Four front panels have an insertion of apricot >> satin veiled with lace. The collar and trimmings are of >silver and >> gold band fringe. > > > Which calls the apricot satin parts "insertion" -- reinforcing the > idea that they're between, not under, the brocade. > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
