In earlier centuries, every bride was expected to have a hope chest or dower chest. Girls living before 1900 were expected to start weaving and sewing sheets, towels, tablecloths, lace, quilts and ...
The purpose of a hope chest was to collect small, useful items for the bride-to-be Historically, these chests were referred to as a dowry chest You don’t hear or see much these days in the U.S. about ...
Which hope chest is best? For some, a hope chest represents the idea of a future: a life fully lived and realized. For others, hope chests are beautiful pieces of furniture that accent a room and ...