Fabric is Everything in Summer Summer date nights can be hot and humid, so stick with lightweight, breathable fabrics like cotton, linen, or soft blends
Cassells Household Guide , which billed itself as an encyclopedia of domestic and social economy, summed up the problem like this, circa 1880: As a general rule, ladies do not like to see their maids dressed in the clothes they themselves have wornthe difference in the social scale of mistress and maid renders this unpleasing. But Cassells made one exception: a black or a dark-colored silk. Previously, a simple black dress meant a wealthy woman was dressing down. But by the 19th century, the black dress had become a staple of the lower and middle classes
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A detachable wedding dress train, often an overskirt, can be attached for the ceremony and removed for the reception