Top: Alma Fennell searches for the
perfect dress and accessories for
a belle. Left: The Azalea Belles®
gather on the Kenan House lawn
for a group photo during the 2019
belle tea.
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“I love making the gowns,
and if I have no interruptions, I
can make one in two days. But
when they come back, I have to
remove all the bars out of the
hoops to wash them. The hoop
gets most of the dirt and protects
the dresses. That is when the job
really takes place,” Fennell says
with a laugh.
Last year, the CFGC member-ship
voted to end the wearing
of antebellum (meaning before
the war) gowns for girls on the
garden tour, which has been
canceled again this year as have
several of the other events.
Azalea Belle® is a registered trade-mark
of the Cape Fear Garden
Club.
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