Girls Pioneer and Prairie Dresses, Aprons, Bonnets
and More
All of the girls dresses are made from 100% cotton calico.
"Calico" simply means that the cotton has been dyed with a multicolored
design.
It is because it was so colorful, it was the most widely used
fabric on the prairie.
Remember, the basic style of the prairie
dress was loosely fitted.
Children had extremely limited wardrobes
and the dress they wore to school everyday
was the same dress
they wore after school to do their chores on the farm.
Miss Nellie Pioneer Dress
For fanciful
little ladies, Miss Nellie lives up to it's name with eyelet trim,
a
trimmed drape over the full skirt and a big bow in the back. It is accented with a standup collar.
For sizing information, color selection and pricing, visit www.etsy.com/shop/williamscreek
Girls Pioneer Dress "Meg"
My most popular dress, Meg is as simple in its design as times were on the prairie.
Easy to wear for pioneer programs, it is designed as the dresses were in the 1840's for comfort.
An ankle length dress, it was worn to school and then at home to do daily chores.
The perfect dress for school programs, themed birthday parties and pretend Little
House on the Prairie.
You'll find the Meg dress available in many colors
and in sizes 6 through 14.
Adding a bonnet and an apron brings the prairie to
life.
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Girls Pioneer Dress "Laura"
Named
for Laura Ingalls, this long sleeved dress is accented with
a white school girl
collar and white cuffs at the end of the long sleeves.
Tie backs allow for a more
fitted look. It buttons in the back and is ankle length.
For sizing information,
color selection and pricing visit www.etsy.com/shop/williamscreek.
Add the apron and matching bonnet for the complete look.
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One Little Button.....So
Much History
Collecting buttons was a favorite pastime of young girls out on the prairie.
As the story goes, it became a custom of collecting 999 buttons - with no two buttons
alike.
If the young lady collected more than
999 buttons, she was doomed to become an old maid.
The 1,000th button was presented to her by the man she would marry and
that collecion of buttons became part of her dowry into marriage.
For
more information on the history of buttons visit:
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Girls Pioneer Dress "Beth"
A favorite
style for the prairie is the Beth.
A more fitted and stylish design,
Beth gives the appearance of a button closure in the front.
The dress zips
closed in the back.
A very full skirt bottom edged in eyelet to give
the appearance of a petticoat underneath.
Eyelet trims the neck and the bottom
of the fitted sleeves.
Also shown: Matching Bonnet
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Girls Pioneer Dress "Katy"
Katy
is the short sleeved version of the Meg dress. The short sleeves on this dress are cuffed with a ribbon drawstring.
Katy buttons up the front and has tie back for shape and fit.
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Girls Pioneer Dress "Annie"
The
Annie dress is the pioneer version of the classic Colonial style.
Without access
to trims of laces and ribbons, the pioneers created their own fancy style with fabric.
Prior to 1900, lace had to be made by hand. The hard life on the prairie didn't allow much time for such an indulgence.
Annie is a fitted dress, ankle length and zips closed in the back.
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Girls Pioneer Dress Mary
Named in honor
of Laura's sister, the Mary dress is an ankle length dress that buttons down the back.
The white school collar was a staple of the time period and Mary has matching white cuffs
at the end of the puffy sleeves that adjust with ribbon ties.
Like Laura, the Mary has tie backs which allow for a more fitted look and comfort.
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Girls Pioneer Dress Feliciity
The
Felicity dress, a fitted pioneer look has elbow length sleeves trimmed in 4" eyelet.
Narrow eyelet trims the square neck. A more fitted dress, Feliciity zips closed in the back.
Originally a style for the colonial period, this style traveled west with the
pioneers and found its place as the fancy dress for a special day.
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Girls Pioneer Dress "Jo"
Very
typical of the 1800 time period, Jo is an ankle length paneled tapered dress.
A
jewel neck dress that buttons all the way down the front, this dress for girls is historically accurate.
The only touch of lace accents the sleeves at the wrist and the tie back bow allows for individual
adjustment.
The deep bottom ruffle adds to its elegance.
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