civil+war+women+clothing

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Now, we will start off talking about the garments. First, we will start off with the day dresses. A day dress is worn in the morning or afternoons, and informal occasions such as breakfast and during household chores. They have a closed or close-fitting sleeve, and can be fitted, gathered, pleated, or have a fan front. The skirts are not that full, so they can be worn over multiple petticoats or a hoop. They are made out of cotton and wool for easy care.

For the afternoon tea or promenade dress has more trim and an open sleeve. The bodices have have more trimmings added than the day dresses. The skirts are fuller so larger hoops can fit under the dresses, so the back of the skirt can have more fullness and be slightly longer and training. More expensive fabrics can also be used for these dresses, such as silks, wools, and finer cottons.

The evening and formal wear are rather exquisite. The dresses are "made of the most lavish styling one could imagine." They have a short sleeve, but a three-quarter length sleeve is also acceptable. They can open in the back or front of the dress with buttons, hooks, eyelets and eyes. Very fine silks, cottons and blends of silk and wool are used. The skirts are full with trains in the back, and the lace and trims are very fine and expensive.

The children's clothing are served functional purposes. Boys' shirts and trousers would have buttoned to other underthings, as did some of the clothing for the girls.

Accessories include both underpinnings and outerwear and lovely bonnets, hoods, or hats.

Our #1 t0op seller in our tavern is beer. It is very difficult to get beer now and I have to have my daughter get it so that I can stay here and work/care for the soldiers when they come in. Kitchen, dairy and smoke house is apart of the tavern. []
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Food:Had to contriute extra money so they can make food for the soldiers/other necessities: Volunteering: (1.) they formed aid societies to provide soldiers with socks, undergarments, shirts, gloves, blankets, shoes, comforters, handkerchiefs, scarves, bandages, and food. In more isolated areas, women worked as individuals to send supplies to the soldiers. They also planned and attended bazaars, fairs, concerts, raffles, and dances to raise money for army supplies and even sponsored specific Confederate gunboats through fund-raising drives. In addition, white women took on the traditionally male occupation of nursing during the Civil War, taking care of the Confederacy's wounded as best they could. Because many Georgia towns became battlefields during the war, local women often inadvertently became frontline nurses. Hospitals were set up anywhere—homes, churches, town halls, and streets. Other women left their homes to care for wounded troops on the front lines, seeing battle and its ravages firsthand. (Also goes to the volunteering section.)