2009 has only brought more and more dresses and outfits that ooze "city" and "sophistication." Though we may be tempted to create a new character to own these outfits, or even purchase Addy- my sister Ellie thinks the best way to settle the issue is to expand Cassie's storyline.
So recently Ellie has sent Cassie off school in Nevada City of Alder Gulch. Some of the first schools for white children (non-Native Americans) were opening in the late 1860s in Montana. Cassie's family had gone to Montana to find gold in one of the big "strikes." Her father was successful in finding gold, so he could now afford to dress his family in nicer clothing- particularly for school. In addition, Cassie is planning on becoming a schoolteacher herself so she will need fancier clothing.
Here we have Samantha modeling one of these sophisticated Cassie outfits that Penny purchased from The Dollies' Dressmaker. It is a recently added design to the DD website. Honestly, it looks pretty good on Samantha as well and could almost trick us into thinking it is from the 1900s. But we will stick to the Addy-dating of the late 1860s. The outfit comes with a blouse and a black and white gingham jumper.
