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March 1, 1933
Seward Daily Gateway
Seward, Seward County, Alaska
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Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt plans to wear a historic white satin brocade gown, a century-old Japanese royal gift to her aunt Mrs. Dora Forbes, for her debut as First Lady, forgoing a new design.
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GOWN PROBLEM IS EASILY SOLVED BY WIFE OF PRESIDENT-ELECT
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, -
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be the only President-Elect's wife in history who has not a brand new gown designed especially for the auspicious occasion of assuming her place as First Lady.
But there is sentiment and glamour galore in the costume which she plans to wear when she makes her bow as mistress of the White House.
It is made of exquisite white satin brocade woven in Japan nearly a century ago. Part of a bolt that was a royal gift to Mrs. Dora Forbes, an aunt of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, -
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be the only President-Elect's wife in history who has not a brand new gown designed especially for the auspicious occasion of assuming her place as First Lady.
But there is sentiment and glamour galore in the costume which she plans to wear when she makes her bow as mistress of the White House.
It is made of exquisite white satin brocade woven in Japan nearly a century ago. Part of a bolt that was a royal gift to Mrs. Dora Forbes, an aunt of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Event
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Mrs Roosevelt
First Lady Gown
White House
Japan Brocade
Dora Forbes
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mrs. Dora Forbes
Where did it happen?
San Francisco
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
San Francisco
Event Date
March 1
Key Persons
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mrs. Dora Forbes
Event Details
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will wear an exquisite white satin brocade gown woven in Japan nearly a century ago, part of a bolt that was a royal gift to her aunt Mrs. Dora Forbes, for her debut as First Lady, instead of a new gown.