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Wedding dress of deep cream satin/crepe. Deep scoop neck in front, deeper in back with 1 3/8" ties from back shoulders into bow across opening with ties hanging 15" down back. No sleeves. Neck, arm holes & waist seams finished with rolled cord. Opening left side, originally snaps (all missing). Princess seams with shirring below bust & both side seams. Curving dropped waist, high in front, low sides & back with cord accent. Skirt shorter in front, 4 tiers of 6" gathered & flaired ruffles front & sides, attached to net. Center back underskirt shirred below waist with curved hem. Train with pointed hem & gathered shirring top from back natural waist. Newspaper clippings of wedding on file.
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