Costume Suggestions

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Students, faculty and parent volunteers are requested to dress in Eighteenth Century Style.

Men & Boys:

White shirt (somewhat loose)

Lace cravat (worn around the neck)

Waist coat (suit vest)

High white socks

Knee britches (baseball knickers/regular pants tucked into socks)

Powdered "wig" (attach yarn braid ‘ponytail’ to a headband/hat)

Tri-corn hat

Women & Girls:

White blouse (lace or ruffle trim may be added to collar or cuffs)

Long full skirt

White apron

Shawl or vest

White mob cap or bonnet

Illustrations from:

Everyday Dress of Rural America 1783-1800 with Instructions and Patterns by Merideth Wright, Illustrated by Nancy Rexford, Dover Publications, Inc. NY, 1999