It was First Ladies' Day at the Smithsonian Institution, the nation's attic. With sartorial deference to mistresses of the White House, past and present, Dwight Eisenhower donned a white dinner jacket to help Mamie open the institution's new display of old finery worn by the nation's First Ladies.
The Smithsonian had worked for two years freeing the historic gowns from their small, musty cases and setting them in period restorations of White House rooms. Mamie Eisenhower, in white brocade with fan to match, spotted a lace wedding dress that she had worn on...
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