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~ The Mystery of Love, Courtship and Marriage Explained, by Henry J. Wehman, 1890 (post from reprint c. 1920s)
A magnificent silk gown from 1869-1870 at the V Museum. This is from the transformation period between the hoop and the early bustle.
French ivory wedding comb, 1881. Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
An African American woman in a striped dress (1880s)
Photo Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11047904@N08
(via 1901-a-space-odyssey)
