Flower Girl Dress of Thelma Beelow. Material: textile, metal. Size: 10" shoulder to shoulder x 21" L. Description: pale yellow sheer organdy with small yellow embroidered floral pattern throughout; tiered skirt; wide ruffled collar edged with narrow yellow binding and centered with a small satin bow tied with a black satin ribbon; short ruffled cap sleeves; back neckline placket closure with two silver snaps.
Context
Sisters Beulah and Thelma Beelow were flower girls at the wedding of Irene Christensen and Keith Phelps on September 24, 1935. Irene Christensen was the daughter of Hilmer Christensen, a Waldorf grocer. This is the dress worn by Thelma Beelow.