PH1899 - 1899 Wedding Gown Pattern. Sizes 8-18 Available. The Gibson Girl bride who wore this two-piece wedding gown in June 1899 incorporated several fashionable elements into its design, such as the mousquetaire" sleeves which are gathered along the seam line, a high collar, a v-shaped waist, and a gored skirt en train. The original is of medium-weight silk satin and ornamented with chiffon, beads, and lilies-of-the-valley. History of the 1899 Wedding Gown and Notes on Late 1890s Fashions "An ivory Duchesse satin gown, looped with lilies-of-the-valley in chiffon" was how the London (Ontario) newspaper described 26-year old Carlotta J.K. McCutcheon's wedding gown. According to the article she had married Arthur Beatty, a University of Wisconsin English professor, on June 29, 1899 in the parlor of her Thorndale, Ontario home. Carlotta's choice of fabric and design clearly illustrated that she was aware of the latest styles and fashion trends in bridal attire. Her information may have come from fashion magazines, such as Harper's Bazar, The Delineator, and Ladies' Home Journal, which, in the months surrounding her wedding, were consistent and adamant about the elements of an ideal wedding dress. According to these journals' editors, the attributes of perfection included a white or ivory satin fabric made into a gown of simple lines with a full skirt that fit tightly over the hips, a bodice that had very long sleeves, a high collar, a broad-shouldered look, and light fabric for the yoke, as well as tasteful trimmings made from lace, ribbon, fringe, pearl embroidery or passementerie, and orange blossoms or lilies-of-the-valley. Carlotta managed to incorporate all of these suggestions into her gown.