1916 Woman
A Healthy Complexion
Lady looking at herself in a mirror
A widow and her friends
A Woman's Head
A woman’s head From the original drawing by Edwin Howland Blashfield
An easy-going disposition
A cat eating from the counter while a lady ignores the cat
An Egyptian Woman
An Egyptian Woman
Aren’t there a couple of young men in there with Clara
“Aren’t there a couple of young men in there with Clara?” “No, only one. There isn’t a sound.”
Ashes of Roses
This careful drawing, from the painting by Mr. Boughton, in the Royal Academy, reproduced by the Dawson process, is interesting for variety of treatment and indication of textures in pen and ink. It is like the picture, but it has also the individuality of the draughtsman, as in line engraving. Size of drawing about 6½ x 3½ in
Badminton in the studio
From the painting by R.W. MacBeth, A.R.A.
Bushwoman
Bushwoman
Carriage Costume
Fashion 1850 Dress of bright apple-green silk; the skirt with three deep flounces pinked at the edges. The corsage high and plain. Mantelet of very pale lilac silk, trimmed with two rows of lace de laine of the same color, and each row of lace surmounted by passementerie. The lace extends merely round the back part of the mantelet, and the fronts are trimmed with passementerie only. Bonnet of white crinoline, with rows of lilac ribbon set on in bouillonnées. The bonnet is lined with white crape, and the under-trimming consists of bouquets of lilac and white flowers. Straw-colored kid gloves. White silk parasol.
Cheeky little smile on a young lady
Cheeky little smile on a young lady
Children Should be taught early the lessons of Propriety and Good Manners
Mother and daughter
Choice of fabric
Here a small all-over pattern minimizes size, the plaits and tassels lengthen, the necklace adds a slenderizing touch. The appearance as a whole is graceful and youthful.
Choice of fabric 1
These two pictures illustrate improper and proper choice of fabrics for a stout figure. Above, the large-figured material adds size, the fur trim shortens, the round beads shorten the neck. All conspire to emphasize weight.
Confidence
Two young ladies talking
Crinoline
Cupid whispering in young lady's ear
Curls
Young lady with curls
Domestic scene
Domestic scene
Dreamy Look
Dress of Black Silk
Fashion 1868 The lower skirt is trimmed with bands of satin stitched with white. The upper skirt is trimmed with two satin bands and edged with a narrow fringe. The skirt is open at the side with revers, and laced across with cord and tassels.
Expectation
Expectation
Flower Child
Flower Child
Found upon the doorstep
Woman opening the door to find a baby in a basket
Girl with Umbrella
Lady sitting in a carriage with an umbrella smoking a cigarette
Godeys Fashion - 1854
Godeys Fashion - 1854
Grandma
Hairstyles for 1836
Hairstyles for 1836
Hats 1
These two examples show how even a hat with drooping brim, if not too wide, can be worn by the stout person if trimming is adeptly used to direct the vision upward and lend an illusion of height.
Hats 2
Here trimming is used on two entirely different types of hats to give in each case added height to the figure and help in attaining a slenderizing appearance. Left—Hats with medium brims and high trimming are often becoming, especially if wide enough to avoid the pyramid effect. Right—High built trimming and delicate veils are advantageous where a double chin is the handicap.
Haughty look from a young woman
Haughty look from a young woman
Helen Johnson
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illustrating magnetic influences
animal magnetism is supposed to radiate from and encircle every human being
June Roses
Young lady
Ladies' Cheeky look while reading the newspaper
Ladies' Cheeky look while reading the newspaper
Ladies' Fashions for February 1852
We are in the midst of the gay season, but its modes, until disturbed by the approach of spring, were fixed before the holidays, and for the most part have already been reported. The Paris journals, we may remark, however, dwell much on the unusual ascendency of black, in furs, velvets, cloths, and other heavy stuffs, for walking and carriage dresses, and on the greater demand than in recent winters for every species of embroidery.
Lady
Lady
Lady
Lady in Hat
lady 2
Lady 4
Lady Cook
Lady Cook
Lady in black dress
Lady in profile
Lady in scarf and hat
Lady in scarf and hat
Lady putting hat on
Lady reading
Lady reading
Lady Reading the Bible
Lady Reading the Bible
Lady sitting thoughtfully in the garden
Young lady sitting thoughtfully in an arbor in the garden holding a book
Lady skating
Lady with fan
Lady with flowers
Lady with flowers
lady with hat
Lady with scarf
Lady with scarf
Lady with umbrella
Lady writing a love letter
Young lady writing
Lilies
Three women in a boat picking lilies
Love of Home
Young lady smelling a rose that she has received
Marriage dress
Bridal dress for the marriage ceremony - 1850 Robe of white poult de soie. The skirt very full, and ornamented in front with five rows of lace, finished at each end with bows of white satin. The rows of lace are of graduated lengths, the lower row being about a quarter and a half long, and the upper one not more than five or six inches.