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Dressing German Doesn't Require Dressing Plain-page 3
Dress
 

 

The dress is made from white embroidered cotton eyelet. Red ribbon is drawn through the beading which peeks out from beneath the apron skirt. A gathered skirt falls from the empire waistline, and red ribbon bows occupy a spot at the top edge of the ruffle of the elbow-length puffed sleeves. An extra piece of white trim at the neckline serves as a standup collar.

Buttons and loops secure the back opening. Method for loops same as for belt loops on apron.

The bodice is lined, arm's-eye seam is covered, and shoulder and underarm seams are French.
 
 
Dress/apron: Replicated from photo in September 1994 issue of Doll Reader, page 99, article "Dolls of the Ecker Collection- A Window to the Past, by Kurt Palka. Original costume was on an A & M 390 ca 1910, but such apron dresses were common in the 1890s as well, as pointed out in The Children's Dressmaker, Vol. II, Copyright 1984 by Helen R. Berry, 958 W. Co. Rd. D, St. Paul, Minnesota 55126. The Colemans' put garments called "aprons" or "pinafores" in the 1878-1889 period as well. Stitches in Time, Doll Costumes and Accessories 1850-1925, by Florence Theriault, © 1995 Gold Horse Publishing. Encyclopedia of Victorian Needlework (Dictionary of Needlework) by S.F.A. Caulfeild, in two volumes, published by Dover Publications, Inc., NY. Copyright © 1972. (Unabridged republication of the second edition (1887) of the work originally published by A.W. Cowan, London, in 1882.)
Page 1......Introduction
Page 2......Chemise,
Drawers and Petticoat
Page 4......Apron
Page 5 ......Shoes, Socks
and Accessories
 

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