What does WbtS stand for?
My step-daughter is in the United Daughters of the Confederacy as is her mother, and getting involved in enactments. I like the costumes myself but I don’t know if I have the time and energy to hand-sew costumes like that.
Those dresses look like evening wear - I think women’s day dresses weren’t so low cut, didn’t have as much detail and were made from wool or linen - more like the travelling dress shown in the second photo.
War between the States.
The dress second from left is day wear for a middle class lady.