Wedding dress

Fast Facts

Also known as	World War One Wedding Gown
Type of thing	Personal
Date made or found	"{{{Date approximate}}}" is not recognized as a Boolean (true/false) value. 1917
Place used	Methodist Church, Owen, SA
Used in	The marriage of Christina Grace Roberts to James David Dow

On 30th October 1917 when Christina Grace Roberts married James David Dow at the Owen Methodist Church she wore this wedding dress.

The bride travelled, from her home at Barabba,to the Owen Church, by horse and buggy.Christina's sister Elsie was in attendance as her bridesmaid.

On the rough dusty journey the beautiful wedding gown was protected with a dustcoat.

At the conclusion of the festivities the happy couple boarded the train to travel to Victor Harbour for the honeymoon.

The couple settled at " Warculta " Barabba.

Description:

The ivory moire silk wedding dress comprised of a skirt and jacket with military styling evident in the epaulettes on the shoulder,sleeves and a belt at the waist. The lace jabot and the pearl buttons gave a feminine touch.

The dust coat was made of moire silk with a large collar and decorative top-stitching in a contrast colour. It featured large covered buttons,two generous pockets and an attached belt.

References

• Daughter, Mavis Dow