Lost wedding dress from 1870 found in dry cleaners after Facebook appeal. Tess Newall thought dress, made by her great great grandmother, had been sold. Saturday 11 February 2017 23:10 GMT.

A WOMAN has issued a desperate appeal to find her wedding dress which was made by her great great grandmother almost 150 years ago over fears it was sold by the dry cleaners. Tess Newall, 29, wore … ...

The 1870 census shows Idaho women who were dressmakers and milliners (designers and makers of hats), and the Tri-weekly Statesman reported regularly on the fashion and dress of the day.