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round-length skirt ; a " sacqiie " dress of ivory brocaded silk em- 

 broidered with flowers in colors, Watteau-backed, and with full skirt 

 and trained polonaise; a dress of cream-colored brocaded silk, em- 

 broidered with dahlias and leaves in colors, with round full skirt, 

 overskirt, and low-cut bodice ; a scarf of pale blue figured silk-gauze ; 

 together with four waistcoats of President Monroe, one of pale blue 

 rep-silk embroidered in black straw and steel spangles, another of 

 gold-colored satin elaborately embroidered in colors with floral 

 designs, a third of cream-colored satin embroidered in colors with 

 border of vine and flowers "edged with plum-colored floss, and the 

 fourth of cream-colored gros-grain silk embroidered in green, yellow, 

 and dark pink with floral designs, all belonging to the Grafton Spur- 

 rier collection, were deposited by Mrs. E. G. Hoes. 



Costumes and parts of costumes — examples of the typical Quaker 

 garb worn in the early and middle part of the 10th century — includ- 

 ing a black silk dress, a quilted skirt, kerchiefs, bonnets and other 

 apparel of the period from 1800 to 1850 ; a gray silk wedding dress 

 and other apparel worn by Rebecca L. Elkinton in 18G3, and the 

 wedding vest of Thomas L. Elkinton, of the same date, w^ere a gift 

 from Dr. Anna P. Sharpless, of Philadelphia, Pa. A baby's pink 

 dress worn by Col. David DuBose Gaillard in 1860 ; a silk dress made 

 in Paris, and a pair of silk stockings worn by Mrs. Edward Gendron 

 Palmer, of South Carolina, grand-aunt of Mrs. Gaillard, at a ball 

 given in honor of Lafayette at Columbia, S. C, in 1824, and a beaded 

 purse made and owned by Dorcas Eichardson, wife of Col. Eichard 

 Eichardson, an officer in the American army during the War of the 

 Eevolution, were lent by Mrs. D. D. Gaillard, of New York. A num- 

 ber of relics of the Hays family of Boston and the Myers family of 

 Eichmond, comprising two knit silk night caps used by Moses Michael 

 Hays about 1805, a white Mechlin lace wedding veil worn by Mrs. 

 Sally Hays Myers in 1796, black satin slippers belonging to Mrs. 

 Joyce Mears Myers of New York about 1768, and knee breeches and 

 a pair of shoe buckles worn by Mr. M. M. Myers about 1795, were 

 received from Mrs. Edward Cohen, of Washington. Mrs. Cohen 

 also presented a tan satin empire gown which had belonged to Mrs. 

 Samuel Myers, and a painted bodice worn by Mrs. Samuel Hays 

 Myers about 1830-38. 



A dress of ivory satin and gold brocade richly trimmed with French 

 lace, worn by Mrs. Charles Warren Fairbanks, wife of the Vice 

 President, at the inaugural ball of March 4, 1905, was received as a 

 gift from Mr. Fairbanks. A calling costume of Mrs. Stephen B. 

 Elkins, of Washington, including a gold lace hat with brown plumes, 

 a skirt, waist, and girdle of light brown Brussels net embroidered 

 with gold thread and beads, a coat of red velvet and brown net, and 

 brown silk stockings and satin slippers, were deposited by Mrs. 



