A photograph of Beulah May Christ, grandmother of Holly Hummel (Costume Designer and Lecturer Emerita in Drama), taken a few years before her marriage to Lyman Hummel in Ravine, Pennsylvania on November 23, 1913.
Dress of cream silk, lace, and chenille; S-curve silhouette; cream silk bodice with cream floral print has pleats extending from shoulder blades at back to waist at front; puff sleeves with draped layers of silk and lace, flounced lace at bottom of…
Dress of red silk dupioni; gold embroidery in rose motifs repeated throughout; sheath silhouette; floor length; princess seams; sleeveless; halter neck; trumpet skirt; metal zipper at center back; gold frog closure at center front neck.
Dress of white silk and silk net; fit and flare silhouette; fitted silk bodice is strapless with a sweetheart neckline, silk net pleating detail, dropped waistline, zipper closure at center back with button detail; bustier lining; flared silk floor…