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Marshall Encampment Fashion Show

Bev Engle is wearing a nurses uniform, which consists of
a brown skirt and blouse and a white apron.
It has no bows, no curls, no frills and no jewelry.

Linda Carpenter is wearing a cotton print
everyday work dress with matching bonnet.
It is tied at the waist with a matching sash.

Vicki Wiess is wearing mouring attire which includes a black hat with black veil. Her skirt is a black print. The outfit also includes a black medium waist coat wth black fringe. Her snood is black, as is her jewelry.

Karen Pardee is wearing a Partial Mouring dress of Jet Black cotton. Garibaldi style blouse with full sleeves trimmed with chenille braid. The matching skirt is also trimmed with chenille braid. She has on a handmade black velvet bonnet with crepe veil.

Click the button to read a brief history of mourning

Nicki Davis is wearing a Zouave Dress of large
green/purple plaid cotton. The jacket is trimmed
in wine gimp; shirt trimmed in wine/black lace.
Her hat is a handmade brown wool Princess Hat
trimmed with pheasant feathers.

Rexine Cockroft is wearing a red fern and chrysanthemum printed cotton walking coat with black frog closure. Her skirt is black cotton with black trim. Her matching hat is trimmed with black iridescent feathers.

Walking coats often came to the hemline and were worn to keep the dust off the skirt as they traveled.

Vicki is wearing a periwinkle cotton print dress with small yellow flowers, with matching undersleeves. The jacket has a stand up collar. Her locks are covered with a gold snood. Her hat is adorned with an antique feather, black ribbon and netting. Her hoop has pockets to hold articles such as money, medicine bottles, maps, and possibly
a weapon for protection.

In this picture, Rexine is wearing a
green and cream gingham skirt. The skirt is gored.
She has on a bolero jacket with under sleeves.
Her straw bonnet is adorned with black trim.

Brenda is wearing a beautiful black polka dotted gown designed by a dressmaker in Birmingham, Alabama. This dress is a cream silk grosgrain fabric, trimmed in black lace. This type of dress would be worn for social events. Her handbag, which she made has old jet black beading. Her hat is made of felt with iridescent feathers.

We don't often think of polka dots as being from that time period but the dress maker designed this fron an actual Civil War period photo.

Linda's gown is made of gray silk.
It has a laced up back and is trimmed in black cord.
The top is made with off the shoulders sleeves
that can be adjusted.

Karen Pardee's ball gown is very dramatic.
The bodice is burgundy and gold tapestry
with puffed-off-the shoulder sleeves.
It is accented with burgundy tassels and gold fringe.

Her skirt is gold satin with a wide band of matching tapestry fabric, and is also accented with burgundy tassels and gold fringe.

Vicki's gown is an iridescent green on red taffeta, embossed with roses. It has a scoop neck, green looped fringe and off the shoulder puffed sleeves.

Bev's ball gown is made of mint green satin, trimmed in lace. The jacket has belled tapered sleeves and a
stand up collar.

Brenda is wearing a navy blue and white
cotton paisley skirt with matching skirted jacket.
Her hat is of blue velvet trimmed with brilliant
red feathers and flowers.

Rexine is wearing a hunter green and burgundy cotton paisley skirt
with a matching bolero jacket with burgundy trim.

Left to right
Rexine Cockroft, Brenda Walters, Nicki Davis, Vicki Weiss, Karen Pardee, Beverly Engle, Linda Carpenter

Left to right
Nicki, Rexine, Karen, Brenda, Beverly, Vicki, Linda

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Brenda is wearing an Ohio Cavalry uniform. She is portraying her great-great grandmother, Martha Turks Lindley who enlisted in the 10th Ohio Cavalry to serve with her husband William Lindley. She was one of the over 400 women known to have enlisted to fight. Martha drove mules to pull cannons and had her horse shot out from under her.
Her true identity was revealed during a routine lice check.

Concord Civil War Days

Amber Kerr of Concord, although not a member of the Ladies Auxiliary but a very welcome addition to our show, is wearing a cotton print everyday
work dress with matching bonnet.
It is tied at the waist with a matching sash.

Rexine Cockroft is wearing a nurses uniform, which consists of a black skirt, white blouse and apron.
It has no bows, no curls, no frills.

She is holding a bible which was used to comfort the wounded soldiers.

In this picture, Andrea Oberdank is wearing a white satin Ball Gown. It is trimmed with purple and black lace. The flowers are matching purple pansies. She is also wearing a matching purple snood.

Karen Pardee has on a green print skirt that could be used for smuggling items through the lines. Ladies of the time would sew pockets into the hoops and insides of their skirts to hide items from picket line sentries. Items that might have been hidden range from notes, maps of fortifications or troop movements, to food or something as simple as letters to a loved one on the "other side". Items that was most often smuggled were medicine or medical supplies.

Amber is wearing a tea dress. This dress has a square neck bodice edge with a 3 inch pulled hem. The dropped front gives support to the ruffles that make up the routed train. Silk flowers accentuate the hips and hide the bustle attachments. They are repeated in her hair and bodice. Her gloves also match her dress.

Brenda Walters is wearing an Ohio Cavalry uniform. She is portraying her great-great grandmother, Martha Turks Lindley who enlisted in the 10th Ohio Cavalry to serve with her husband William Lindley. Martha was one of the over 400 women known to have enlisted to fight. She drove mules to pull cannons and had her horse shot out from under her.

Her true identity was revealed during a routine lice check.

Andrea is wearing a cotton green plaid print work dress with removable collar. Her apron is a light brown backing with grapes in the pattern.

Her son Dennis is wearing a matching duster with muslin pant/bottoms underneath. Although it looks much the same as a dress this is what boys were dressed in until about the age of 4.

In this picture, Amber is wearing a Late Civil War Ball Gown. The under dress is black with a square neck and 5" lace ruffles. The stomacher is black and multi floral cotton print with pointed overskirt made of water stained silk accentuated with black scallops tied with satin ribbons. It has a 160 inch hoop skirt. Her Reticule and gloves match the overskirt.

Karen (left) and Brenda (right) in mourning clothing. Both would be considered to be in deep mourning which would last for a year and a day for the widow.

Click the button to read a brief history of mourning

Rexine is wearing a gown that is made of gray silk. It has a laced up back and is trimmed in black cord. The top is made with off the shoulders sleeves that can be adjusted.

From left to right
Andrea, Amber, Rexine, Karen, Brenda, and Dorothy.

The ladies of the Auxiliary were not the only things showing off beauty this day. Although there was no rain, and very little in the way of cloud cover a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.

Soldiers Cemetery Mt Evergreen Cemetery ~ Jackson

Civil War Monument Rededication ~ Concord

2006 in Review.