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Fashion -- Oregon -- Portland -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Partial transcript of Oregonian article about first ball at Portland Hotel

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2437
Abstract

Partial typescript transcript of an article by Frona Eunice Wait that was published in the Sunday Oregonian newspaper on May 25, 1890. The transcript itself is undated, omits some portions of the source article, and includes misspellings and places where words have been struck out. The transcript and source article list some of the people who attended the ball and describe the decorations; scenes of conversation and dancing; and the gowns worn by a number of the women who attended.

Dates: circa 1900-1940