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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Gilded Age Glamour: A Visit to the Dressmaker\nEven
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 _A_Visit_to_the_Dressmaker\nEvent Date Begin: 2010-06-11\nEvent Date End: 
 2010-10-24\n\nThe Wenham Museum's summer featured exhibit will showcase so
 me of the Museums' most beautiful Gilded Age dresses dating from the 1860'
 s to the 1890's. The gallery will have the look and feel of a high-end 19t
 h century dressmaker's shop and display extravagant fashion creations from
  one of the most extravagant periods in fashion history. The exhibit will 
 run from June 11th to October 24th. Visitors will see a wide array of fash
 ion styles\, everything from the bustle to the development of the dress sl
 eeve. A woman of this time period would change her dresses throughout the 
 day for different occasions\; morning visits\, afternoon strolls and eveni
 ng dinners or other special events  The &ldquo\;Gilded Age&rdquo\; in Amer
 ica was the period between the end of the Civil War in 1865 and the beginn
 ing of the 20th century. The term was coined by Mark Twain and Charles Dud
 ley Warner in their 1873 novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. Although t
 he novel pokes fun at some of the excesses of wealth\, it was that very sa
 me wealth that provided the opportunity for remarkable creativity in indus
 try and art\, including the art of fashion. The dresses featured progress 
 throughout the decades and visitors will be able to see iconic 19th centur
 y fashion. The exhibit showcases over a dozen gowns including a copy of an
  18th century dress made by a Boylston Street dressmaker and worn to a Fan
 cy Dress Ball in 1896. The dress is made with silk taffeta and the effect 
 of 18th century &ldquo\;panniers&rdquo\; is achieved with an ingenious sys
 tem of tapes and buttons under the skirt. There is also a gown designed by
  Charles Frederick Worth\, the father of haute couture. The silk damask is
  woven with a sunflower motif. For the younger woman\, a pretty summer dre
 ss in an open-weave silk embellished with coordinating silk tassels\, will
  be featured.\n\nStart time: Open Tuesday - Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM.  Closed M
 ondays\, except Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents' Day. Closing at
  1pm on New Year's Eve\, Thanksgiving Eve\, and Christmas Eve. Closed most
  major holidays including: New Year's Day\, Easter Sunday\, Independence D
 ay\, Labor Day\, Thanksgiving Day\, and Christmas Day. Open Martin Luther 
 King Day\, President's Day\, and Veterans' Day.
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SUMMARY:Gilded Age Glamour: A Visit to the Dressmaker
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