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Electric Light dress
The Electric Light dress was a masquerade gown made of gold and silver thread designed by Charles Frederick Worth for Alice Vanderbilt for the 1883 masquerade ball thrown by her sister-in-law on the occasion of her housewarming for the new William K. Vanderbilt House on Fifth Avenue, NY. It was yellow satin decorated with glass pearls and beads in a lightning-bolt pattern. A built-in battery lit a light bulb she carried that she could raise over her head like the Statue of Liberty.
modifications were undertaken over the years:
- 10 Sep 1898 Platform extended.
- 21 Aug 1901 Platform extended at the eastern end.
- 1 Nov 1907 Platform extended at the western end.
- 7 Jul 1917 Up Refuge siding extended.
- 10 May 1920 Awning erected between station building and steps.
- 4 Aug 1923 Additions made to station building and booking office and electric light fitted to the station.
- 15 Sep 1925 Up Refuge siding extended.
- 1964 Residence at 8 Abbotsford