bleeding Kansas

[jennylafleur]

My current book du jour is Patriotic Treason, a biography of John Brown. It's pretty good so far, especially interesting for someone who lived in Lawrence, Kansas for a while. I'd love to go back to Kansas and do some serious museum hopping now!

I was surfing the net for pics, maps and things to compliment my reading and stumbled onto some online frock pages from the Kansas State Historical Society. Forgive me if you'd already found these but I had to share - pretties! I really love this black & white 1911 number, owned by the wife of Fred Harvey of Harvey House fame and this late 1920s frock – so fun!.

I was also particularly interested to see some good pics of this 1865 Inaugural outfit. It was on display in the DC Portrait gallery when I visited last year - very cool in person!

Comments

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that inaugural ball gown is fabulous!

[jennylafleur.livejournal.com]

I know - I don't even like 1860s fashions and I love it!

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

I don't care for that era either - but it's lovely!

[elegant-musings.livejournal.com]

Oh! So cool! That black and white gown is really gorgeous... *sigh*

[jennylafleur.livejournal.com]

Totally. I love that it came from a Kansas department store too. Proof it didn't have to come from Paris to be fabulous! :>

[girliegirl32786.livejournal.com]

Oh I love that 20s dress! Reminds me of something a mermaid would wear!

[jennylafleur.livejournal.com]

Someone should really make a repro of it... it would look lovely on someone with dark hair you know. *looks innocent*

[girliegirl32786.livejournal.com]

Well, you know I love that color... *adds to wish list*

You are evil

[cracked-code.livejournal.com]

You are evil because I am sitting in class looking at pretty pretty princess dresses instead of listening to the lecture on Diuretic pharmacology.

Curse you Auqua Scum!