I am doing a report for my school.  I am using my daughter's ribbon dress and leggings, but i need to know the history on it to present and i can't find it anywhere. If you have any ideas, stories, facts whatever please let me know
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I've been looking around the Web and really the women wear a Tear Dress while the men wear the Ribbon Shirt. So perhaps you were looking for the history of the Tear Dress?\n\n"This description is on the official Cherokee Nation website. They state, "The Cherokee Tear Dress is the standard traditional fashion for women, and the ribbon shirt stands for the men." - ewebtribe.com linked below\n\n"In Men's Traditional style, dancers wear one bustle of natural turkey, pheasant, or eagle feathers (where legal), in addition to buckskin attire, breastplates, and a headdress of deer or horse hair called a "roach." In contrast, Southern Straight dancers may wear a ribbon shirt, without a bustle, buckskin leggings, and the usual bone breastplate" from nanitcokeindians,org - linked below\n\n"While the Tear Dress has remained unique to the Cherokee, the male Ribbon Shirt has become familiar inter-tribal wear, especially seen on the pow-wow circuit.\n\nThe Ribbon Shirt is also made from calico fabric, with ribbon designs on the front and back. The sleeves are made similar to the Tear Dress..." from cherokee.org - linked below\n\nEdited to fix a bad link.
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THERE ARE ALOT OF BRIDAL SIGHTS ON THE COMPUTER.\nI'VE FOUND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING I WANTED FOR MY DAUGHTER PROMS.AND DANCES..JUST KEEP LOOKING IM SURE YOU WILL FIND IT.
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Good luck!  I am a teacher and I have NEVER known a time when Halloween costumes were allowed to be worn to school - not even when I was a child - at least in my state.  You must understand that there will be children that cannot afford costumes and will not be able to wear them.  Would you want them to be humiliated?  Also, candy is no longer allowed in schools, and the two usually go hand in hand!  School policies are not formed by the teachers nor the superintendent.  They are formed by the School Board who are elected by the residents of the school district.  You can make a change by either running for the Board yourself or not voting for someone who opposes your views.  If you are insistent about this matter of costumes, then contact the district and get your name placed on the agenda for a future school board meeting to address the policy with the Board.
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In school uniforms these points still apply\n\nConformity - If everyone dresses the same then there should be no competition in the schools.\n\nEasier issuing - If the uniforms are all basically the same then cheaper to buy in bulk and issuing a uniform becomes a matter of sizes.\n\nSchool Pride - A uniform is supposed to show off school pride. A smart, clean uniform is to make a good impression on the community\n\n*  *  *  *  *  *  *\n\nThe problem with uniforms is it just makes students find other ways to show off. Girls hike their skirts and unbutton the blouses. They add accessories like expensive jewelery (watches, necklaces or earrings) to stand out.\n\nGuys bring expensive toys like MP3 players to show off. The status is still there but now it is more pronounced as now the sameness in the uniforms make the differences stand out.\n\nAs for being cheaper, most of the time they are not. A standard school uniform is about $75, but the average kid wears about $50 for their shirt and pants. (Footwear isn't included as a standard uniform piece and isn't included in the average out-of-school wear)\n\nThe school pride thing falls flat in that students are only supposed to wear their uniforms to and from school and for classes. If a student is discouraged from wearing their uniform at any other time, how are uniforms supposed to show school pride?\n\nSo in reality uniforms don't do what they are intended to do, instead they are more expensive for the average student and they help those that want to show off by drawing attention to the expensive accessories. And by not allowing the student to wear the uniform if they want to, the student never shows any school pride outside of school.
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Keep it classic and elegant. \n\nA little black dress is always appropriate, but it is also alright to choose a dress in red, green, or navy blue. All of these colors are very timeless.
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Table cloths, place mats, quilts for your bed, throw blankets for your couch, lace curtains, dish cloths, towels & face cloths, sheet sets & pillow cases, a set of flatware, pot holders, a baby blanket & layette set, scented sachets (to give everything a pleasant smell), head & neck scarves, your mom's wedding dress & veil (you may want to wear it or pass it on to your children). You might want to check with your mom for more items that she would suggest. She might have items that she's been saving for your hope chest, like a copy of the family photo album, or your christening outfit. These are all acceptable. I want to commend you for carrying on this old family tradition. Many young ladies are too concerned with which guy they want to sleep with, not even planning much beyond tonight, let alone a future with one man. I hope you will keep this tradition alive in your family and pass it on to the next generation. You might want to also include a story of your family...like a family tree...but in story form. Interview older family members, writing their family stories down, passing it on to future generations. It will really help you when telling your kids family stories of their great grandma, long after she's gone. Get their stories now, before it's too late. Then, keep them in your hope chest. <*)))><
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That is funny brecause I rarely pay attention.  I have heard of people doing this.  I rarely wear the same thing the next day, not that I would have a problem with it, as long as the clothes were still clean.  I guess I still remember how much other kids noticed it when I was in school.  My parents made me wear the same things two or three days in a row and the kids always noticed it and always made a big deal of it- I tend to still be a little self conscience about it.\nEvidently it is not that big a deal anymore or at least ofr adults-  I was reading an article in a cheesy magazine in my doctors office just two days ago and they had all these pictures of superstars - there were two pics of each of them, evidently taken one day apart from each other and they were in the same outfit both days with just an accessory, like shoes, scarf or jacket changed.  The article was not condescending- this question was funny in light of that!  Evidently for the rich and famous- the paparazzi notice.  For the rest of us, I guess no one really cares.
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My daughter is getting blessed at church on Sunday.  My parents-in-law, my brother and his family, and some friends are all coming out for it.  We'll be playing and catching up on Saturday.  On Sunday is the blessing and my 2 month old daughter will be wearing the same dress that her grandpa, 2 aunts, and cousin wore for their blessings.  The dress is about 60 years old!
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Hope this helps:\n\nhttp://www.chinesemoods.com/chinese_clothing/Chinese_Products/Dress-p-5-c-19.html\nhttp://www.chinabridal.com/shopping/dress/dressgown.htm\nhttp://www.efushop.com/p_dress_hd.php\n\nGood  luck!
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Does it really matter what anyone else thinks?   Do you like it?  Do you feel good in the dress?  If yes, then do it!  It's about what you feel and how you think you look.  If you try to please others, then it will never please yourself.   After all who's going to wear it you or them.  DO IT!  Please.  Buy yourself the dress if you really want it.
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I found a link which has information on forgotten heroines of the Civil War.  It is about the nurses who cared for soldiers\nin dire conditions and has articles on lots of them.\nIt looked interesting, and there seemed to be lots of other links to information about Civil War women.
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try this website, it might help:\n\nhttp://sewing.about.com/od/curtainsandwindowtreatme/index.htm?terms=sewing+curtains
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Hi there\nThis site maybe helpful.\nhttp://pkwagner.tripod.com/\n\nThis is just a bit of trivia you might find interesting.\n\nBack in the 60's mini skirts were very fashionable things to wear. \n\nIt was noticed that the girls wearing mini skirts in winter where the temperature got to freezing cold started putting weight on in there legs. \n\nThe body did it to itself, to protect itself from the cold.
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Newsday has some good pictures of her in that costume.  Hope this helps :)
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The district I am currently at has a uniform policy that is strictly enforced.  I have also taught in schools where there wasn't a uniform policy.  I see less social stigma when everyone is dressed in similar clothing.  The behavior isn't that different, but I teach 2nd grade, so normally this grade level is pretty well behaved at least for me.  \n\nThe benifit to the families is that uniforms are much less expensive and students don't have to go through the headache of deciding what to wear that morning.  The decision is pretty simple.
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In my opinion, school is not fair at all.  She let you slide on the first one and you pushed your luck when you wore the second one.  They have a dress code for a reason and you violated it when you wore the skirt.  Your answer back was rude and uncalled for.
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I am unsure what time period you are looking for but... it sounds like the uniform changed periodically.\n\nOne comment I found said; "I trained in Sydney in 1974 when we wore a royal blue dress (until a couple of years before this it had been long-sleeved with detachable cuffs, but just before I commenced training the sleeves were shortened with an attached white edging, due to our hot climate).  This had a "peter pan" collar and was covered completely with a white starched apron with cross-over straps at the back and wide white belt (blue for probationers).  The cap was pleated and had to completely cover your hair, interestingly unlike most English caps I see.  Your year of seniority was marked by the number of blue stripes on the front of your cap. We wore dark brown stockings and dark brown duty shoes, with either a red or blue cape with epaulettes.  Sisters (all State Registered Nurses here were called Sisters, unlike the UK where I believe only the "Charge Sister" is called by that term) wore a powder-blue uniform with a double row of white buttons down the front, black shoes, clear stockings and a very large white starched tulle veil,which I have sometimes\nseen referred to as the "butterfly veil" - at my hospital it was very large and one learnt very early on to stand at least three feet away from any Sister, as any closer than this and, when she turned around, you were likely to get a nasty scratch from the stiff edge of the VERY highly starched veil hitting you!  Assistant Matrons wore navy blue uniforms with a double row of white buttons and white veil, Charge Sisters wore a normal Sister's uniform but with a very tall conical-shaped veil so that they were instantly recognizable, and Matron alone wore all white with the biggest veil of all!" Quoted from: http://dyk2.homestead.com/letters.html\n\n\nYou might also be able to get answers from this nursing uniform manufacturer in Australia. \nhttp://www.nnt.com.au/\n\nGood luck!