Silks and Satins (1916)
On the eve of her wedding to a man she does not love, young Felicite (Marguerite Clark) stumbles upon a diary written by one of her ancestors.
Top billed cast
Marguerite ClarkFelicite
Vernon SteeleJacques Desmond
Clarence HandysideMarquis
Thomas HoldingFelix Breton
William A. WilliamsHenri (as W.A. Williams)- Fayette PerryAnnette
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