Dresses

After Orville and Wilbur Wright had finished their first experiment with a homemade glider at Kitty Hawk, N.C., they left the machine behind. Local citizens didn't approve of the work, claiming that God didn't intend for man to fly. So they left the contraption to rot in the sand. But flight was one thing, and waste was another. Local resident Addie Tate used the glider's white sateen fabric to make dresses for her daughters.