American Pioneer (1840ish)

At a church activity I needed to dress like a Mormon Pioneer (Emma Smith to be precise). I did not own a pioneer dress, so I made this one in 2 evenings. There are a couple things I learned in the process, such as I need to move the buttons over so there's no gap in the front. I've learned this before, but I always forget that the hooks cannot go right at the edge. Some day I may remember this before sewing it all and then I won't have to go back and fix it. I'm also toying with the idea of putting some sort of embellishment on the sleeves, so they aren't straight across at the elbow. I think it might make the line more interesting.