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Description
Of fine ivory silk satin with ribbon stripes in shades of coral, green and black, the dress has a flared box-pleated skirt and unusual flared panels on the sleeves, and a row of twenty opaque decorative buttons down the entire front. Generally excellent condition. The dress was worn by Shirley Temple in the scene of her first formal dinner in her new home from the 1935 film "Curly Top"; in that scene she is amusingly given etiquette lessons by the solemn and formal butler played by Arthur Treacher. The costume was designed by Rene Hubert, according to film credits. In an article in the Louisville Courier-Journal of June 29, 1935, the young Shirley talked to the reporter about this dress, describing it as "my new dinner dress. Monsieur Hubert made it for me and maybe Mr. Sheehan will let me keep it. Look at the buttons."