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Description
The dainty cotton print dress with ruffled detailing has dotted Swiss puffed sleeves, hem ruffle and yoke, and is trimmed with coral velvet bows and sash. Included are the original petticoat and pantalets. The dress has studio tag "5132 Shirley" and each undergarment is tagged "5129 Shirley". Included is a vintage photograph of Shirley wearing the costume. The costume was worn by Shirley Temple in her role as Virgie Cary, in the marching to war scene from the 1935 film "TheLittlest Rebel". As women and children gathered to salute their departing husbands and fathers, Virgie exclaimed, "My daddy is the best soldier in the whole army!" So pivotal did Fox consider this scene that they commissioned an oil painting of Shirley in this costume (see #91), and the painting was used in many promotional events.