Styles and Stories Costume Exhibit

Historic Costume Show

A historic clothing exhibit, “Styles and Stories from the Diaries of Lizzie Ryder Taylor,” will be held June 17 to June 26 at the Captain Bangs Hallet House in Yarmouth Port. The show will focus on the everyday lives of Yarmouth Port residents from 1886 to 1913, based on the diaries transcribed by Historical Society of Old Yarmouth members Laurel Gabel and Dot Henion.

Eight rooms will be filled with 35 costumed mannequins depicting stories from the diaries, including a wedding, a funeral, a women’s sewing circle, baby’s christening gowns and children’s clothing, women’s home and working life, and entertainment around a 1903 Edison phonograph.

The authentic costumes donated by local residents and others were dressed by curators Nancy Mumford and Anne Grammer. Informal conversations about the clothing will be held several times during the show. The mid-19th century captain’s home is fully furnished with Victorian era furniture, paintings and memorabilia from sea captains’ Far East voyages.

The event will be held every day from 1 to 4 p.m. The cost is $15 with reservations available at www.hsoy.org/events.