8187 a-e
Gown, Wedding
1898
Brown Cotton Twill, Long-Sleeved Dress of Cora Cummings Hawkes. Material: textile. Size: 29" W. x 58" L. skirt and waist. Waist. Size: 17 1/2" L. Description: brown cotton twill - wide square neckline edged with black floral patterned rick rack - pink silk yoke insert above trim to high stand up collar trimmed with black floral patterned rick rack - long sleeves trimmed near wrists with band of black floral patterned rick rack - bodice front designed with a series of vertical tucks. Skirt: 14 1/2" W. at waistline x 40 1/2" L. Description: light brown cotton twill - floor length - bordered with brown velvet. Cora Commings Hawkes Wedding Accessories. Belt, Collar and Cuffs. (b) Belt. Material: textile, pearl, beads. Size: 2" W. x 29" L. Description: pink silk velvet edged with pearls and floral design - white net lining - closes with two sets of hooks and eyes. (#8184 printed inside belt.) (c) Collar Pink Velvet with Pearl and Beaded Edge. Material: textile, pearl, beads. Size: 3 1/4" W. bands. Description: pink velvet edged with white pearls and beads - lined with pink taffeta - four attached 3 1/4" bands form a square to outline the neckline of the gown - three sets of hooks and eyes attach collar to the shoulder of matching gown(#8189 written in black ink on inside.) (d) and (e) Cuffs. Material: textile, pearl, beads. Size: 2 1/4" W. Description: pink velvet wristlet bands trimmed with white pearls and beads - lined with pink taffeta. Worn as sleeve wrist trim on gown #8187 a.
Wedding gown worn by Cora Cummings for her wedding to Allen Samuel Hawkes 28 December 1898 in Hillsdale, Michigan. Cora and Allen Hawkes lived in Waseca until 1920, then moved to Hillsdale, Michigan. Goes with belt black, ostrich plume hat 8187; suspenders 34.80; bow tie 34.80 b.