Dress: Ornate party dress. Empire style; light rose color satin with black lace over entire bodice, sleeves and tunic, Front: Top (bodice) rose color crepe over beige or ivory satin lining and completely covered with delicate, black lace Skirt: heavy rose color satin, long, fairly narrow (hobble type), rounded in front and slit up front. A tunic of same delicate lace extends, as an overskirt Back: "V" to waist of same lace over satin, skirt of satin extends to a deep "U" shape train (apparent drape for hobble skirt) black lace extends on left side only to the bottom of skirt. 5 steel hooks and eyes close waist, 3 black hooks and eyes close skirt . Waist: folded sash of satin has flat bow at back. Neck: open low "V" kimono style lace short sleeves Lining: Ivory Satin under entire garment History: attached tag reads "Virginia Lee Gibson 1864-1943, dress for daughter's wedding 1910, married to Thomas B. Gibson."
