Night Shift & Slippers
Nov 13, 2006 0:29:25 GMT -5
Post by Keri on Nov 13, 2006 0:29:25 GMT -5
This set was released in 2005 and retired with archival in 2011.
Dress Elizabeth for bed in her embroidered square-neck night shift and coordinating ruffle cap that feature pink ribbon bows. Her pink mule slippers have floral embroidery.
A+!
I was not planning to buy any of the colonial girls' things, but I decided that Beatrice needed a nightgown, and I wanted to get a sleep-hat for her, so she could sleep in the bed sometimes without getting her hair messed up. Since the colonial night shifts have mob caps, we decided to get Elizabeth's.
The shift itself is very pretty. It has a rectangular neckline with some pretty pink and green flower embroidery right below. There is no waistline, since by definition, shifts don't have one. It is fairly close-fitting right under her arms (it doesn't fit smoothly on Beatrice or on the site photo), but flares dramatically into a very wide skirt, ended around her calves. The back has the soft velcro, which is about six inches long.
The sleeves were awkward to get on at first, because of the closeness at the shoulder and the elastic at the cuff, but I figured out how to get it around her hand, it all fit nicely. Well, except that I couldn't get it to fit smoothly around her shoulders, probably because extra fabric was added to make it roomier, and thus not as constricting during sleep.
The cap is a lappet cap, I think, except they don't call it that on the website, the way they call Felicity's cap a lappet cap. I don't have Felicity's shift, but I believe the fabric strip that frames the face is wider on Elizabeth's cap than Felicity's, to allow for the ribbon. The ribbon is about 1" thick and is a baby pink satin. The bow on top is one of those flat chocolate-box bows with four 'petals.' It is attached with two stitches at the center. The edges of the ribbon are stitched with the fabric strip to the main part of the cap. Skinny pink ribbons (also satiny on one side) are attached to the end of the lappets so you can tie the cap on.
The slippers are pink and satiny, soft on the bottom and top, with a bit of elastic to go around the heel to keep them on. They were easy to put on and are very soft - I wouldn't mind having a pair of my own! There is also a small flower embroidered on the top of each that matches the embroidery on the shift.
My other main problem with this, besides the fit of the shift, is the way the cap goes on. I learned since then that its main purpose was to keep the head warm, but since I wanted it to protect Beatrice's hair, I had trouble getting it on so that all her hair went underneath and it was secure. What I ended up doing was pulling the lappets behind her head and then tying the small ribbons around her ponytail, criss-crossing them so they were snug. The cap ended up staying on all night. When I had tied it so that the lappets were under her chin, as in the site photo, the edge/ruffle part was very loose and it kept falling backwards. This may also be because Beatrice has short hair.
You can see how I tied the lappets in that first photo. Like I said, that works really well for keeping it on securely. I believe it's because it pulls the crown tight around her head, which means it can't slide backwards.
--- KERI
Dress Elizabeth for bed in her embroidered square-neck night shift and coordinating ruffle cap that feature pink ribbon bows. Her pink mule slippers have floral embroidery.
A+!
I was not planning to buy any of the colonial girls' things, but I decided that Beatrice needed a nightgown, and I wanted to get a sleep-hat for her, so she could sleep in the bed sometimes without getting her hair messed up. Since the colonial night shifts have mob caps, we decided to get Elizabeth's.
The shift itself is very pretty. It has a rectangular neckline with some pretty pink and green flower embroidery right below. There is no waistline, since by definition, shifts don't have one. It is fairly close-fitting right under her arms (it doesn't fit smoothly on Beatrice or on the site photo), but flares dramatically into a very wide skirt, ended around her calves. The back has the soft velcro, which is about six inches long.
The sleeves were awkward to get on at first, because of the closeness at the shoulder and the elastic at the cuff, but I figured out how to get it around her hand, it all fit nicely. Well, except that I couldn't get it to fit smoothly around her shoulders, probably because extra fabric was added to make it roomier, and thus not as constricting during sleep.
The cap is a lappet cap, I think, except they don't call it that on the website, the way they call Felicity's cap a lappet cap. I don't have Felicity's shift, but I believe the fabric strip that frames the face is wider on Elizabeth's cap than Felicity's, to allow for the ribbon. The ribbon is about 1" thick and is a baby pink satin. The bow on top is one of those flat chocolate-box bows with four 'petals.' It is attached with two stitches at the center. The edges of the ribbon are stitched with the fabric strip to the main part of the cap. Skinny pink ribbons (also satiny on one side) are attached to the end of the lappets so you can tie the cap on.
The slippers are pink and satiny, soft on the bottom and top, with a bit of elastic to go around the heel to keep them on. They were easy to put on and are very soft - I wouldn't mind having a pair of my own! There is also a small flower embroidered on the top of each that matches the embroidery on the shift.
My other main problem with this, besides the fit of the shift, is the way the cap goes on. I learned since then that its main purpose was to keep the head warm, but since I wanted it to protect Beatrice's hair, I had trouble getting it on so that all her hair went underneath and it was secure. What I ended up doing was pulling the lappets behind her head and then tying the small ribbons around her ponytail, criss-crossing them so they were snug. The cap ended up staying on all night. When I had tied it so that the lappets were under her chin, as in the site photo, the edge/ruffle part was very loose and it kept falling backwards. This may also be because Beatrice has short hair.
You can see how I tied the lappets in that first photo. Like I said, that works really well for keeping it on securely. I believe it's because it pulls the crown tight around her head, which means it can't slide backwards.
--- KERI
