the wedding dress

This Eatons letter is obviously a response to a query from Madge Bowes' mother, Eliza (Ocie) Cockrum, in the summer of 1937 before Elmer & Madge's October wedding. The prices for fabric are fascinating. The notes about adding pounds and lining lingerie are priceless!

Note: If you click on the scanned letter pages, they will enlarge. If you hold the cursor over the enlarged page, you should be able to see icons in the top right and bottom left corner. Click on the bottom icon with the arrows and the page should get even bigger -- good for both viewing and printing.





























And here's the real dress, which Ocie Cockrum made herself.
(Sorry about the lack of detail in the scan -- I'll fix it as soon as I can locate an original to copy.)