In June of 2014 we enjoyed the
Jane Austen Fair at the
Genesee County Village Living History Museum
in Mumford NY
https://www.gcv.org/
There is an on going exhibit of historical clothing,
from the "Susan Greene" Collection,
and that summer the theme was;
"Fashions in Fiction"
It was very enjoyable, and I thought
that you would also enjoy!!
the "John L. Wehle Gallery"
http://www.gcv.org/The-Gallery/Historic-Clothing-Exhibit
"Kidnapped"
who can recapture it"
Robert Louis Stevenson,
Kidnapped
Uncle Tom's Cabin
whose sorrows all spring up into joys for others;
whose earthly hopes, laid in the grave with many tears,
are the seed from which spring healing flowers
and balm for the desolate and the distressed."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A Christmas Carol
"There is nothing in the world so
irresistibly contagious as
laughter and good humor."
Charles Dickens,
A Christmas Carol
The Virginian
long believed in words,but never met before."
Owen Wister
The Virginian; A Horseman of the Plains
Doll clothes
(perhaps an Izannah Walker doll's dress in red)?
"Flirting is a women's trade
one must keep in practice."
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre
if a book is well written,
I always find it too short."
Jane Austen
Sherlock Holmes
"No man burdens his mind withsmall matters unless he has some
very good reason for doing so."
Arthur Conan Doyle
A Study In Scarlet
There are many drawers
filled with so many beautiful pieces
of the finest hand stitched
historical treasures!
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Do You Know JESUS?
Curator ~ Patricia Tice
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Oil paintings on display
in the "John L. Wehle Gallery"
Mildred Mousiekin is the "Curator" at
The Butt'ry and Book'ry
and she has put together a presentation
of heirlooms and collectings !
She is dreaming of a sleigh ride some winter day!
Beaded bags from my English
Great Grandmama
Petticoats
Beautiul hand made laces and stitches
Laces and trims and dollie goods
Grandfather's christening gown
White cotton skirt and petticoat
fur collars..
silk dress
Great Grandmama's lace sewn onto a dress
in the sixties by "Mommy" and myself
from an older hand-me-down dress that was out of style.
I had designed the idea from the lace that I had
found in the sewing basket and admired.
I begged Mommy to help me sew it, and we
made it together without a pattern
When "Mommy was little she learned to make 3 collars in school and
we still have all three!
Mommy's Wedding Gown!
This was pieced together by friends
and family after the War. There was not much left in
Berlin so this is a very cherished heirloom
with a story of "HOPE" out of despair!
Mommy lived through incredible circumstances
in the WWII bombed out Berlin.
The loss of everything, but what was in
2 suitcases (all else had burned) and starvation.
Mommy and Daddy on their Wedding day
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..." Why do women want to dress like men when they're
fortunate enough to be women? Why loose femininity,
which is one of our greatest charms? We get more accomplished
by being charming then we would by flaunting around in pants
and smoking"... TASHA TUDOR
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Sometimes one is fortunate enough
to be in the right place at the right time!!
I had the good fortune to obtain
hand knit stockings once belonging to
Tasha Tudor's own collection,
that was auctioned off by the
Augusta -WhitagerAuction Company in 2006!
I cherish these very much, and like to think
that perhaps she actually
even tried them on !!
Hope you enjoyed!
Many BLESSINGS
Linnie and the Mousiekin Family
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