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inspiringdresses: Emily Warren Roebling, who had a significant role in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, wore this gown for her formal presentation to Queen Victoria in 1896. Robeling was the wife of Washington Augustus Roebling (1837-1926), the chief engineer of the bridge, and took over day-to-day supervision of the project for a period of fourteen years after husband became ill and was unable to visit the construction site. Although she had no formal training, Roebling’s extensive knowledge of engineering contributed significantly to the successful completion of the bridge in 1886.Presentation at court was a special event for American women of Roebling’s social status and court protocol regulated men’s and women’s formal attire for the event. The lavish embroidery, sumptuous textiles and long train are characteristics of the formal gown, making it appropriate for the occasion. Roebling appears to have had a sentimental attachment to the ensemble; she chose to wear it again for her portrait by Charles-Émile-Auguste Carolus-Duran (1838–1917) which is also now part of the Brooklyn Museum collection.

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Emily Warren Roebling, who had a significant role in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, wore this gown for her formal presentation to Queen Victoria in 1896. Robeling was the wife of Washington Augustus Roebling (1837-1926), the chief engineer of the bridge, and took over day-to-day supervision of the project for a period of fourteen years after husband became ill and was unable to visit the construction site. Although she had no formal training, Roebling’s extensive knowledge of engineering contributed significantly to the successful completion of the bridge in 1886.
Presentation at court was a special event for American women of Roebling’s social status and court protocol regulated men’s and women’s formal attire for the event. The lavish embroidery, sumptuous textiles and long train are characteristics of the formal gown, making it appropriate for the occasion. Roebling appears to have had a sentimental attachment to the ensemble; she chose to wear it again for her portrait by Charles-Émile-Auguste Carolus-Duran (1838–1917) which is also now part of the Brooklyn Museum collection.

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state of teh cris

Things I have learned lately:

  • Selling jewelry at cons is way more fun when one of your booth bunnies is a puppet.
  • Choosing to make more shiny things for con rather than fight with my camera for three weeks is a good decision.
  • Me and my friends are approved for vending at Steampunk World’s Faire!
  • Industrial music goes really well with sewing machines.
  • Am still terrified of vermin, and one sighting can leave me afraid of my own home for weeks.
  • A building can have a massive flood, even twelve stories above ground level.
  • I am done with mono, but it is not done with me yet.

So life is not terrible, but some setbacks have sent me back to spoon-counting and not having a social life. Many projects have slowed back down to a halt, like they had four months ago. Quite disappointing. Not sure how to fix it.

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