Not a costume, but maybe why I love to sew: from the newspaper announcement about my paternal grandmother's wedding: "Mrs. Lewis was a tailoress and made her own wedding dress which was fashioned from a beige silk crepe. Her petticoat was of hand-crocheted lace. The elegantly gathered bodice rose from a tiny defined waistline to a wedding ring neckline accented with tiers of lace and crepe silk ruffles. The full Bishop sleeves were enhanced with lace, and the regal skirt was touched with a deeply gathered ruffle draped in a half circle above the hemline." Before 1895 (Their first child was born in August of 1895). wedding dresses with lace sleeves
