Antique
BY ABIGAIL WOLFORD
Staff Writer
The cabin committee .
heard a presentation on peri-
od clothing last week during
their meeting. They are
interested in learning about
the clothing because period
clothing will be a factor in
the Gateway Antiques and
Arts Festival this fall. Many
of the participants will be
dressing as historic charac-
ters.
Linda and Doug Bell, who
participate in many reenact-
ment activities, did the pres-
entation. They brought their
own period clothing and
talked about the various fab-
rics of the time period. They
also passed around booklets
so that the committee could
look at the options available
for those who want to buy
the clothing.
Same will choose to make
their own clothing, however.
Linda Bell said she makes
most of her clothing.
Men typically wear
breeches, drop-front
trousers, long socks, vests,
and night shirts. The night
shirts are included as part of
the outfit. The night shirts
are typically made of linen
and are not hemmed. Most
of the trousers are baggy in
the back because the men of
that time period did not
want to look malnourished.
The kerchiefs are made of
linen. The hats are made of
felt.
The jacket that Doug Bell
wears, which is called a
“frock coat,” has fringe all
over it so that the water runs
off easier.
Women typically wear
mop caps, which should be
made of natural fibers to
keep the head cooler, said
Linda Bell. She said that
linen is typically a better
fabric for most of the cloth-
ing because it washes, irons,
and starches better.
Plus, linen is more like
what people would wear
during the Revolutionary
War era. Cotton was much
more expensive then and
extremely hard to find.
Most people used linen or
wool. Members of the
upper class wore silk, but
that was mainly found in
cities like Charleston, not in
Kings Mountain.
Aprons were also very
important parts of women’s
outfits. Linda Bell showed
both a pinner apron and a
linen apron during her
demonstration. Most of the
clothes did not match
because people used the fab-
rics they could find. They
did not worry about match-
ing.
Women also wore dresses,
petticoats, and capes. They
typically used natural colors,
like blue, gray, and a partic-
ular shade of green.
The cabin committee also
discussed their need for
more funds to finish the
cabin. The flooring for the
downstairs and upstairs of
the cabin has been ordered.
The committee hosted a
cleanup time for the area
around the cabin and was
able to get the yard cleaned
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Linda Bell demonstrates the use of a Revolutionary-era hat for women. She and her hus-
band, Doug Bell, discussed the various items of the Revolutionary-era clothing for the
city’s cabin committee last week.
up. They also thoroughly
cleaned the logs on the
cabin.
The roof was finished sev-
eral weeks ago. Cedar shin-
gles were used on the roof
and placed in a turkey feath-
' er design, meaning that the
cabin will be better protect-
ed from the weather.
The cabin committee
recently received a $250 gift
from the Rotary Club. They
have also written several
grants but will not hear
whether they will receive
any for a while.
In order to be finished, the
cabin needs a staircase, win-
dows, doors, and chimneys.
The chimneys will cost
approximately $4,000 each
because stonemasons are
expensive.
“We just don’t have that
right now,” said Shirley
Brutko, chair of the commit-
tee. “We're so close to being
done. Ijust feel so positive
about it happening. We will
have the reenactment
regardless of whether the
cabin is finished.”
The reenactment will take
place during the Gateway
Antiques and Arts Festival
in October and will involved
approximately 20 people.
Those people will be cook-
ing, paper cutting, and sto-
rytelling, as well as partici-
pating in several other activ-
ities around the cabin.
Those interested in partici-
pating in the activities, get-
ting involved in the
Gateway Antiques and Arts
Festival, or learning more
about the cabin can contact
Shirley Brutko at the Kings
Mountain Chamber of
Commerce at 704-739-4755
or call the museum at 704-
739-1019.
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