The Royal British Columbia Museum still has some of the dresses that Kathleen wore. Photographs taken of Kathleen show some examples of these costumes. Below are three examples of dresses that we know Kathleen wore in the late 1800's. Kathleen's Day Dress Kathleen would have worn her day dress in the daytime to do chores and tasks. It is a plain dress made of cotton.
Cotton is easy to wash.
It is a loose fitting outfit so the person wearing it could move around easily. . Day dresses usually had buttons sewn down the front so the dress was easy to get on and off. The dresses were made in different colours and patterns ranging from bright blue with red stripes to plain white. If Kathleen had visitors, she would wear something a bit fancier. The gown you see in this picture is much fancier than the day dress.