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The Kings Mountain Herald April 15, 2004 Vintage clothing exhibit 1 at KM Historical Museum The Kings Mountain History Museum is putting on its finest for a Vintage Clothing and Accessories, 1880-1950 exhibit. The 1950s are symbolized with a deep brown taffeta dress Fran Sincox wore to a dance at Davidson College. From the 1930s and 1940s a long burgundy velvet dress shows off the glamorous styles popularized by Hollywood. luncheon May 15 at 12:30 p.m. Sara LeCount, collec- tions manager for the York County Culture and Heritage Commission, will speak on caring for heirloom textiles. The lunch will be $20. Seating is limited. For reser- vations, call 704-739-1019. Ladies are encouraged to wear their spring hat and gloves. The exhibit is free and runs through June 11. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The museum is also open on the second and The Roaring 20s are repre- sented with dresses made for dancing. An ecru-colored dress with lace overlay fea- tures hand embroidered but- tons that appear in motion This dress epitomizes the Roaring 20s, a decade which fourth Saturdays from 10 ! : : when the i. takes to the celebrated youth and life. It is one of 15 dresses making am. to 3 p.m. igi | | The hand embroidered buttons on this flapper dress dance floor up the Vintage Clothing and Accessories exhibit at the exhibits “appeared to be in motion as the wearer danced the or Sl Kings Mountain History Museum. ns: Ch According to the exhibit, arleston. fashion of that decade reflected a post-World War I celebration of youth and life. Women won the right to vote, prohibition meant the opening of private clubs and jazz was a favorite. By 1925, women were wearing short, simply constructed flapper dresses which exposed the knees. “Flapper” described young women sporting bobbed hair and obsessed with dancing the Charleston, clad in short skirts, rolled down stockings and T-bar shoes. = Traveling back a few years, a 1912 white dress of lawn cloth and white embroidered lace is emblem- atic of the Edwardian era. During this period, America, England and most of west- ern Europe were prospering. The more provincial peri- od from 1880 to 1900 is reflected in the mourning clothes which are part of the exhibit. A black wool and p.. lace short coat, silk over ii PR linen lining shoulder cape i < and two silk hats, one witha | #8 4 i ruffled band, are good 9 QU ALl ] Y PRE -0O examples of how people of this era formalized their grief. Influenced by England's ; ds Queen Victoria who went tia dea Ey yy ; N { 2 ; Dh I into deep mourning after the fi! { F 9 , ISHI GALANT || 2003 NISSAN SENTRA Es King 4 1996 ELDORADO TOURING COUPE || 2002 FRONTIER CREW CAB 4X4 2002 TRACKER | [2003 MITSUBISHI G widows wear black for three |I'g years. Even jewelry, para- lo : pos arpecop es r i = : 2 pr = _- > sols, hats, shoes and hand- ; . gi ! ; ! kerchiefs were black. For three years, these women 4 only left home for church or Lf | so = 4 to visit close relatives. By the 117! "2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2003 NEON | 1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LIMITED 4X4 [2000 NISSAN PATHFINDER 4X4 third year, a widow could Albert, custom demanded 8 Be) ier Sot ‘8,995 *18,995 13,998 P2940 SL I DOs P2942 si 1 DUS t i i i 18 She was then allowed to entertain close friends and wear gray, purple and white. I P2943 SK 3.995% P2922 10,995 NAST L995 Nn TL 4,99 & attend social events during the day. Widowers, however, were y i on : LR only required to wear black | Taf g fi fo the funeral, Following his [Ill "2001 OLDS AURORA || 2001 SUBARU FORESTER AWD || 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA | | 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA | 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX |i parsed embndir | ft ii 016)995))0%551.4,995 wn 59,9958 ||1%:517,995 some time. = No wardrobe nor exhibit would be complete without accessories and this one is no exception. White, leather broad brimmed hat with ||S] | 2003 FRONTIER CREW CAB || 2001 FRDEIPEONEDDEBAUER || 2003 300M || 2004 JEEP CHEROKEE 4xa| | 2004 CHRYSLER CONCORDE ostrich feather plume, wood, | ff |}, , SA 8999S ion 179998 | [1556 SBA yQYG | 2925 S2, ocho 2 to Choose ANDS paper and bamboo fans and THOUS an alligator purse complete with dangling feet are just some of the accouterments. The exhibit includes 15 dresses and one men’s suit. “It’s a big period of time to cover. There are quite a bit of dramatic changes in the clothing, hats and shoes,” said Mickey of a Crowell, museum coordina- 1 4 pit Bat TL LATE UN 3 ey 1 CHRYSLER tor. 4 "BEE | Ww sei Vintage clothing is the museum’s largest collection of items; however, preserv- ing those textiles is costly. Ordinary cardboard boxes 2 : and plastic bags will destroy | }f é& SALES HOURS: the delicate fibers. Instead, i ws ou acid free containers must be ug One dress box can cost : 1 3 1 0 E i Dixon Blvd . Shelby, NC Saturday 9am-5pm To raise funds to preserve 4 *ALL SALE PRICES INCLUDE ALL APPLICABLE REBAT the clothing collection, the or, = = Teholbyme REE a air miseum is holding a ladies
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