First Meet Outfit

Felicity's original meet outfit from 1991-2005 was an everyday day dress appropriate for a young girl, reflective of the era and more low-key fashion styles. Notably, the dress (and much of her wardrobe) would have likely been in two separate pieces of a matching top and skirt/"petticoat" at her age, but are connected at the waist for simplicity. 

Gown

Felicity in the Rose Print Gown with Meet Felicity.

Cream flower-striped print white ankle length dress. Era-accurate blurred rose print; large red roses with muted olive flowers, light blue stripes, and columns of smaller flowers flanked by tan stripes. Low cut neckline with white ruffle. Elbow length sleeves with wide curved ruffles; top ruffle is of print and bottom of white. Curved front waistline with ankle-length skirt is knife-pleated onto the bodice. Skirt has historically accurate slits in the side so that pocket can be accessed. Velcros up the back.

Shift

First edition shift.

White shift (an all-purpose undergarment). Knee length with a plain hem; short sleeves. Elastic neckline; no shaping or gathering. Is able to be pulled over a doll's head to be put on.

Stockings

Off-white woolen stockings. Come up over the knees.

Shoes

Black colonial style shoes with brass buckles over the front. Black soles. These shoes were single-lasted or straight lasted and had no distinct left or right shoe, allowing the shoes to be placed on either foot. 

While catalogs said this allowed colonial people to swap their shoes freely on their feet, this is inaccurate; this was because historically shoemakers only used a single straight last (shoe mold) for most shoes not made for the wealthy rather than making separate left and right (or "crooked"); generally after some degree of wear the shoe would mold itself to the wearer's foot and thus distinguish themselves to left and right. 

Hair Ribbon

Ivory colored satin ribbon with V-cut ends. 22" long. 

First Meet Accessories

Felicity's First Meet Accessories.

Round-Eared Cap

White cotton round-eared cap. Pleated ruffle at front of cap band. Thin maroon ribbon with bow at top, tacked to cap band. Elastic for stretch at back lower edge. 

Coral Necklace

String of coral beads. Clasp at back. 

In Lady Margaret's Ghost, the necklace is stated to be Mother's necklace when she was a child, and Felicity says she wears it when she needs good luck.

Garters

Thin white woven ribbons of 12 3/4" long and 1/4" with red embroidery of dots, lines and text; the text reads in caps Wove with love for Lissie 1774. A card with the following text is included: Mrs. Merriman wove these garters for Felicity. Tie them in a pretty bow around her stockings just above her knees.

In contrast to the text, the garters can be accurately worn both above and below the knee, over the stockings, to simulate actual garters needed at the time. 

Bit

Replica of a colonial bit, worth 12.5 cents. It comes on a card to hold it; the card discusses how it was made (cutting a Spanish dollare (or more accurately, dólar,) into eight pieces), how it was the most popular coin in Virginia, and how later the dollareled to the name of the American dollar.

Handkerchief

White cotton handkerchief. Trimmed with white lace. 3" square. 

Drawstring Purse

Red and brocade ribbon drawstring purse. Brocade has a floral pattern.