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Show . .,'& -- The 8J(MS!a)4ji tj y by ELISABETH DEFFNER I - V f1- f.l ussf If. Wedding Historian s s SI ai 9 June 1874 Mo(her Dearest, Leo and myself wish to send you and father our weddng photogmphWe hope kwinat fide but, then, pray tet one hundred years from now, who wH notice? Well, Eve n My whole passion is to tell tire younger women about social history, she c ii explains. Faulkner achieves that by educating them on Faulkner would. The founder of the d T the evolution of courtship and wedding traditions. Though she came to the wedding business in a House (Victorian Visions Bridal Museum, Faulkner exhibits ncx only this antique noce scrawled by the bride, but the photograph of which she wnxe. This compelling nuptial relic and ocher nostalgic wedding paraphernalia and mementos are on display at Faulkners 1894 Victorian cottage in Old Towne Orange, Calif, (pop. 8,600). A V backward fashion, Faulkner has been at it now for more The photo keeps company with wedding gowns that date from 183$ to 1933 (of the 30 or so gowns in the collection, nearly all were purchased privately by Faulkner), courting and wedding accessories such as fans and waxen orange blossoms, and lingerie of the discreet Victorian variety. Ocher contemporary itrms such as a Maori bridal collar and headdress and a Pakistani groom s crown are also showcased. What we re teaching is international,'' Faulkner says. And teaching not the ultimate fairy-ta- le wedding is what this museum is all about. it L than 1) yean. Strangely; it all scarred with the kids. She and husband Rick, a retired Los Angeles police offices; were patents to 13 Faiitloiart Victorian wadding gowna data to 1115. foster and three biological daughters. In 1982, to accommodate their growing horde, the couple bought a home in Upland, Calif., where they soon began hosting weddings as a fundraiser fix their church. Over time, Faulkner's interest shifted from wedding planning to courtship rituals and marriage traditions, and from there into wedding finely particularly the Victorian eta. Just as gradually, she embraced die idea of a move to where today her museum resides within walking distance Old Towne For Only ($19.95 Value) of the square-mil-Orange, e town's hub The Plaza a cluster of antique shops, tiny restaurants, and art galleries. When the Faulkners finally made their decision SEE ALASKAS GREATEST SIGHTS! ld Southern California city four years ago, they to relocate to this pw you cn tavej by video to a bnd of oMc mouitains, didn't just move the contents of their house. 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