ruby ruby ruby will you be mine?......

ruby barker was my hubby's

maternal grandmother....

right after i opened fannie rose

which ...again...was

named after *my* two grandmothers..

my dear mil scrounged around

in her attic and came up w/her

mother's wedding dress...

it was stained and matted and somewhat

of a mess...

i soaked it..sunned it....soaked it and

sunned it again and again...and, it came

out perfectly....

i had it on the dress form for a very long time but

then decided i should keep it out of the sunlight

so the threads would stay strong...
so it is now packed away with many of
my other vintage dresses......

this reminds me that i should get some pictures taken
of all of them..too....

it was all hand sewn...

the waist measures about 18 inches...tiny

tiny people in those days....

pintucks ...inset lace...eyelet....

 a delicate flounce at the bottom.....

almost ethereal in this picture.....

                                 

teeny tiny little buttons secure the back along w/some teeny tiny hooks and eyes

at the waistline....

a real work of art.....

ruby's sisters' names...were..

lily..pearl...diamond....what

a hoot......!

well..whatever the names...i am so

very thankful to have this dress...

ruby ruby ruby...will you be mine?

appropos, no?

just realizing that dion dimucci gave me lots of inspiration...

first runaround sue...and, now...

ruby ruby ruby will you be mine?

i'll have to leave him a thank you
on facebook....

if you click on the song names..you will
be able hear him sing the songs..
ain't technology grand?

be well....

warmly..........susan