This is a typical gown for attendants as marriage ceremonies in Transylvania. The children in the photo are war orphans being cared for by the American Red Cross. They are persona grate at all ceremonies

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC Paris Office.
Group title: Roumania.
On caption card: (11426)
Used in: Ex. Mag. Bureau
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 11