Worn by donor's mother, Mrs. James Groves (née Jane Nugent), on October 6, 1897 at Holy Angels Church on Oakwood Boulevard in Chicago. Made by bride's sister, Sarah Nugent, who learned to sew in Ireland.
This evening gown was made by Mark Heister for Dorothy Fuller Englehaupt for the wedding of her son, William Englehaupt III. Mark Heister also designed the bride's and bridesmaid's dresses for the same wedding. At the time of purchase, this dress...
Worn by Mrs. Moishe Kooperman, née Sara Kozak and her granddaughter, Mrs. Thomas George Mapp née Jane Sara Cooperman (the name's spelling changed when the family came to America). Designed and made in Ukraine by Channah Kozak and her daughter...
Anita Carolyn Blair wore this dress to the debut of Gladys High in Chicago, a bold and possibly scandalous choice that would have upstaged the young woman hosting the party.