tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post6525774817381361562..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The Extraordinary Style of the Countess GreffulheUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-84200705221268652016-12-07T00:43:35.363-05:002016-12-07T00:43:35.363-05:00Wow dress, but her poor waist in a subsequent phot...Wow dress, but her poor waist in a subsequent photo. Probably worse then when women wore girdles in my youth. Women seem to go crazy in the name of fashion and conformity from time to time.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-86357999953414045302016-12-06T14:16:17.244-05:002016-12-06T14:16:17.244-05:00Aside from her elegant form and taste, she was som...Aside from her elegant form and taste, she was something of a gem in person, from what I gather -- a real sorceress. I love her clothes... and should stop in to see them in person.<br />Deana Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-91546700555114276662016-12-06T11:46:58.628-05:002016-12-06T11:46:58.628-05:00There may be a typo somewhere. If she was born in ...There may be a typo somewhere. If she was born in 1860, she was 27 in 1887, not a teenager.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-23116504553218321052016-12-06T08:28:18.607-05:002016-12-06T08:28:18.607-05:00If I had known about this I would have visited bef...If I had known about this I would have visited before it got cold!<br />Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503575115890484788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-92007579890511723462016-12-06T07:34:50.937-05:002016-12-06T07:34:50.937-05:00Madeline ~ Yes, the dress was altered sometime whi...Madeline ~ Yes, the dress was altered sometime while it was in the family's possession, perhaps for fancy dress. No one knows when or why now. Sharp eyes! :)Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-6278124214947921692016-12-06T07:10:32.300-05:002016-12-06T07:10:32.300-05:00While the embroidery on the dresses in the first t...While the embroidery on the dresses in the first two pictures looks the same, I'm noticing some dissimilarities in the dresses themselves. Mostly, the large white collar is embroidered differently, and the phot of the Countess herself shows a white panel in the front while the modern photo of the dress does not. Was the dress altered at some point?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486171385667186968noreply@blogger.com