Above: Portrait of Mrs. Close [Marjorie Merriweather Post] with Adelaide and Eleanor Close, by August Benziger, Switzerland, 1918, oil on canvas. MMP is seated at the right wearing a broad brimmed hat and a ruffled off-white dress decorated with pale pink ribbons. Her two daughters, Adelaide and Eleanor Close, are to her right. Below: Afternoon Dress, attributed to Lucile, 1917-20. Probably worn by MMP for the accompanying family portrait. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.
![Above: Portrait of Mrs. Close [Marjorie Merriweather Post] with Adelaide and Eleanor Close, by August Benziger, Switzerland, 1918, oil on canvas. MMP is seated at the right wearing a broad brimmed hat and a ruffled off-white dress decorated with pale pink ribbons. Her two daughters, Adelaide and Eleanor Close, are to her right. Below: Afternoon Dress, attributed to Lucile, 1917-20. Probably worn by MMP for the accompanying family portrait. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/c4/72/e5/c472e597f4294c7df708aba479196735---fashion-afternoon-dresses.jpg)
