1. Just as the 100th anniversary of American independence sparked a series of American themed parties in the late 1870s and early 1880s, the 150th anniversary of the same event created a fad for colonial themed masquerades in the early 1930s. This dress was made by Peggy Hoyt in 1934 for such a masquerade.

    Just as the 100th anniversary of American independence sparked a series of American themed parties in the late 1870s and early 1880s, the 150th anniversary of the same event created a fad for colonial themed masquerades in the early 1930s. This dress was made by Peggy Hoyt in 1934 for such a masquerade.

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