Ray County, Missouri - Ray County Conservator transcription: Margaret Maitland - An ancient dress 1895 Ray County Conservator An Ancient Dress At the Powell-Hamacher wedding in this city on the 6th inst., Miss Margaret Maitland, daughter of Alex. Maitland, of this county, wore a dress of brocaded satin, which was one of the bridal dresses of Miss Margaret Maitland, of Scotland who was married in 1660. The dress was worn just as it was fashioned at the time. It is in an excellent state of preservation and seemingly as good as new, although 235 years old. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------