For nearly a decade, sleuths had tried to decode a cryptic note discovered in the silk bustle dress. An analyst finally cracked the case. By Livia Albeck-Ripka Sara Rivers Cofield was on her usual ...
(CNN) — The Victorian dress in the Maine antique mall was unlike anything Sara Rivers Cofield had seen before. Its fitted bodice, puffy bustle and lace cuffs reflected a bygone era. As a vintage ...
An archeologist found a silk dress from the 1800s with a hidden pocket concealing a secret code. A code breaker recently figured out the code was for telegraphed weather reports. Who owned the dress ...