Friday, February 8, 1861
The Convention of Seceded States might be meeting in Alabama to form a new nation, but of more importance to Mrs. Teackle Harwood was a ballgown for her daughter. Stripped to her stays and crinoline, Victoria Harwood stood awkwardly on a stool in her mother’s music room while the dressmaker’s assistant crouched on the floor, meas…
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