Rachel Carson Dress Lemon Cotton Lawn with Chantilly Hand SmockingFor Women full of Wonder. Named after the grandmother of modern environmentalism and author of Silent Spring the book which opened the worlds eyes to natures cause, comes this hand smocked summer time sensation. The dress is made from acres of cotton lawn in the perfect summer lemon shade, pleated then embellished with a deep garland of zigzag hand smocking in delicate white threads that run all around the bodice, front and back. The sweeping