(The 19th century that is.)
This is Tanya.
She is a care giver to artifacts.
She works way, way down in the basement
of the St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3.
Right now she is putting together an exhibit about
wedding dresses!!!
When I saw her with this dress I begged to be allowed to blog about it
- just to get everybody in the right mood for the
Windsor Nuptials
on Friday.
I mean
truthfully,
who cares about Prince William,
the Queen,
the guys with the big furry hats
or the wedding ceremony itself?
We're all going to get up at 3 a.m. to see
THE DRESS
.
Well,
THE DRESS
won't be any lovlier than
this amazing creation.
It was worn by a bride in St. Catharines, Ontario
in
1870.
Could Kate Middleton's dress possibly be this beautiful?
The back of
the dress
includes a bustle and this beautiful train.
I picture a big hat with lots of feathers and things on her head,
but truthfully,
I don't know
and I haven't seen Tanya unpack a hat box yet.
Maybe she wore a veil,
or she was bare headed
or the hat was lost ...
If you look closely you can see the hand stitching, particularly around the yoke.
The neckline is low, but there is an extremely modest insert
that buttons right up to the top.
I wonder if
The Dress
Royal
will be half as demure.
The Royal wedding is on Friday,
The Museum Wedding Dress Exhibit will be in June
and you won't have to get up at 3 am to see it!
St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3
1932 Welland Canals Pkwy
St. Catharines, Ont.
905-984-8880
4 comments:
Yes, it is a very lovely dress indeed! I hope Kate Middleton's gown will be simple, classic and elegant. I hated Princess Diana's two tons of ruffles and flounces.
Oh I agree! That was one ugly dress. I cn't wait to see the new royal wedding gown...as you say hopefully it will be simpler and classic. I'll be up early on Friday!
~ i agree, di's dress was one ugly creation ... i'm sick and tired of hearing everyone say how beautiful it was ... i think they're just afraid to admit it to the world ... to much ruffles and flounces hid her ... you could only see dress
~ kate has more style ... it will most likely be classic cut ... her's hoping anyway
~ not in any hurry to see the wedding ... there will be so much replay we will all be sick to death of watching it over and over and over .....................
I don't think I could get tired of it. The Brits do that sort of thing so well!!!
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