This blue cotton jumper and white blouse was worn by Mary Elinor Waterhouse Hoyler (1912-1998) of Beaufort. She volunteered with the Red Cross at home while her husband, Lt. Hamilton Hoyler, USMC, served in the Pacific. He was at Pearl Harbor and she did not know his fate for six months. After the war, he returned to Beaufort and they had three children. The uniform was given to the Museum by her daughter,Mary Elinor Hoyler Gray in 2005. It is currently in the Museum’s exhibition, We Have Just Begun to Fight!
This was the standard nurse’s aides corps uniform – a blue cotton jumper apron that buttons down the back and has two large patch pockets on the skirt with a white regulation shirt underneath. The Red Cross Civilian Defense Nurse’s Aid patch is sewn two inches below the shoulder seam of the left sleeve. In her photograph she is shown wearing popular saddle oxfords and bobby socks instead of regulation white low-heeled shoes and white stockings.
Beaufort was already the site of military activity, with Parris Island having Marines there from 1891. The outbreak of World War II heightened the military presence in Beaufort. During December 1941, 5,272 recruits arrived there with over 9,000 the next month. In all, between 1941 and 1945, over 204,500 recruits were trained there. The Marine Corps Air Station was established in 1943 to provide advance training operations of anti-submarine patrols and the Naval Hospital in Beaufort added beds to their facility there.
The International Red Cross was formed as an outgrowth of the Geneva Convention held in Switzerland in 1864. The mission was to allow civilian volunteers to care for wounded soldiers. Though the American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton after her work during the Civil War, the government did not recognize this organization until 1882 when the United States finally ratified the Geneva Convention. The American version of the Red Cross was reorganized and given an official charter by Congress in 1905.
World War II brought about the largest and most rapid expansion of American Red Cross humanitarian activities. When the U.S. declared war, an upsurge of volunteers led to an eventual strength of 7.5 million volunteers. Not only did the Red Cross recruit nurses for the armed forces, they provided all sorts of medical care, supplies, blood drives, canteens and recreational clubs for the soldiers. A local chapters of the Red Cross was responsible for all activities and services within its territory (usually a county). There were 3,757 chapters throughout the U.S. and possessions during World War II.
Mary’s sister, Marguerite Lee Waterhouse (1916-2004), was also in the Red Cross. She was initially stationed at Parris Island USMC for 33 months, but in 1945 she was one of five women sent to the China-Burma-India Theatre and served 14 months overseas. In India, she was Acting Field Director. Her wool uniform, canvas jacket and knapsack are also in the exhibit.
TEXTILE TUESDAYS: Each Tuesday we post a piece from our textile collection. Some items have been on exhibit, some will eventually be shown in our new Historic Textiles Gallery and some may be just too fragile to display. We hope you enjoy our selection each week – do let us know if there’s something in particular you’d like to see on TEXTILE TUESDAY! #TextileTuesday
Kick off the New Year right – 1930s that is!
In the 1930s, the woman’s silhouette was slender yet curvaceous and evocative. Check out these gowns, perfect for a New Year’s Eve party. Both are cut on the bias to ensure maximum cling; the dresses hug the body and drape beautifully.
The olive green silk velvet dress with jacket has a boat neckline, rhinestone shoulder clips and a short train in back. The long sleeved jacket closes in front with ball buttons, also seen at the wrist of these wonderful batwing sleeves. It was worn by Miss Fanny Eliza Hume (1882-1950) of Charleston and bears a McAvoy/Chicago label.
The red rayon evening gown is cut very low in front and high in back with a large velvet flower on the right shoulder. Notice the bias cut gored skirt, shaped for a really dramatic effect. It was worn by Elizabeth Woodroe Meadows (1903-1992) of Charleston, West Virginia.
The bias cut was devised by French couturier Madeleine Vionnet in the 1920s, cutting across the grain to add draping and stretch to any fabric. Usually, a woman could step into her dress without the need for side, back or front openings.
TEXTILE TUESDAYS: Each Tuesday we post a piece from our textile collection. Some items have been on exhibit, some will eventually be shown in our new Historic Textiles Gallery and some may be just too fragile to display. We hope you enjoy our selection each week – do let us know if there’s something in particular you’d like to see on TEXTILE TUESDAY! #TextileTuesday
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Just like the ladies of Downton Abbey, Charleston women chose dresses that were stylish and smart. The ones shown here depict that fashionable era.
White cotton marquisette (mesh) dress, c. 1910-15, with fabulous embroidery, lace insertion and covered buttons made and labeled by dressmaker “Mrs. DeWitt / 5 West 31st Street, New York.” It was worn by Mrs. Washington Augustus Roebling who was Cornelia Witsell Farrow (1866-1942) of Walterboro and Charleston. She married the Brooklyn Bridge engineer after his first wife died in 1903. Her first husband, Ashby Starke Farrow died in 1896.
In 1928, Cornelia returned to Charleston and bought 64 South Battery. Though she probably wore this dress before moving back here, it would have been perfect for a warm spring evening overlooking New York or Charleston harbor.
The blue dress, c.1910s, has a blue chiffon overlay, covering an amazing underdress of pink velvet with corded cutwork, beading and lace insertion. The chiffon shimmered over the dress and this technique appears to have been very popular. It added mystery and delicacy to the garment. Though we do not know who wore this beautiful dress, it came to the Museum in 1940 from Mrs. D. R. Kirk of New York City.
TEXTILE TUESDAYS: Each Tuesday we post a piece from our textile collection. Some items have been on exhibit, some will eventually be shown in our new Historic Textiles Gallery and some may be just too fragile to display. We hope you enjoy our selection each week – do let us know if there’s something in particular you’d like to see on TEXTILE TUESDAY! #TextileTuesday
Light green satin evening dress, c. 1932. This stylish gown with a magnificent Art Deco design rhinestone ornamentation on the back was worn by the donor’s sister, Eleanor Middleton Rutledge Hanson (1894-1966) for her second court visit at Buckingham Palace in 1932. There is a matching shoulder cape.
Eleanor met Annapolis graduate Ralph Trowbridge Hanson at the Charleston Navy Yards and married him in 1915. His Naval service took him to many posts, including London where he served at the assistant naval attaché at the American Embassy. While in England, the Hansons were commanded to appear twice at the Court of St. James while Andrew W. Mellon was the American Ambassador.
This dress is currently on exhibit in Charleston Couture. Come visit it for yourself!
TEXTILE TUESDAYS: Each Tuesday we post a piece from our textile collection. Some items have been on exhibit, some will eventually be shown in our new Historic Textiles Gallery and some may be just too fragile to display. We hope you enjoy our selection each week – do let us know if there’s something in particular you’d like to see on TEXTILE TUESDAY! #TextileTuesday
