I finally did get a picture of Mama in front of the house, but I couldn’t get her to quit counting her money. I think she was considering buying the place!

In addition to the amazing handcraftmanship found throughout the house itself, there were vintages dresses on display in the guest quarters. I would love to see the needlework on these gowns up close. Since there’s no photography allowed inside the house, I’ll have to scout around the web to see what I can find in the way of pictures.

This article from Victoriana Magazine is all I could find on the subject of dress at the Biltmore House. It included this photo, and the dress on the right was on display in one of the rooms. It was no where as grand as a couple of the ballgowns that were done in jet beads on lace. One of them also appeared to have silk roses embroidered in among the beads and lace. There was also a green velvet “reading gown” that looked like it had been made out of Scarlet’s mama’s draperies! Gorgeous!