photo courtesy of the Ridgewood Schoolhouse Museum
August 4,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Visit the Schoolhouse Museum to see our current exhibit “The Thread of Life—Exploring the Fabric of Family Over the Centuries Through Fashion and Style”. We’re open Thursdays & Saturdays: 1:00pm – 3:00pm and Sundays: 2:00pm – 4:00pm. For more information and group tours, please call us at 201-447-3242
Pictured a 1900s-era Parlor & courtship:
Like most things associated with Victorian life, there were extensive rules that had to be followed during courting. A chaperone, usually a female elder, was to be present in the parlor at all times when a gentleman caller was visiting. The dress forms in this room reflect what might have been worn at home to receive callers. Mother is wearing a bronze-colored silk taffeta skirt with a high-necked ecru gauze blouse. The young woman is dressed in a modest two-piece shadow striped cotton dress with a small train. — at Schoolhouse Museum.