This place was famous in the olden time as one of the favorite haunts of the great sea-serpent.
The Cliffs at Nahant, North Shore, Massachusetts, 1892.
Category: Fin de siècle
Scene at Fifth Avenue, New York by William Thomas Smedley.
Belle Époque. Fifth Avenue looking north towards the southern entrance to Central Park by W. T. Smedley, 1899.
Gay Nineties. Dude wardrobe with bowler and lady in afternoon costume.
What a dandy was to the Regency, and an exquisite to the Elizabethans, a dude was to the late 19th century.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
England 1880’s men’s and milady’s fashion. Late Victorian costumes.
A lady in so called princess dress and waterfall hairstyle. The bearded gentleman is dressed in formal afternoon attire, wearing a cut-away coat, horseshoe stickpin, and boutonniere.
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THE ROSE. BRITISH FLORAL DECORATION 1910.
A PLEA FOR THE ROSE. BEST VARIETIES FOR DECORATIVE WORK. HYBRID TEA ROSES. HYBRID PERPETUALS. TEA ROSES. SINGLE ROSES AND BRIERS. WICHURIANA ROSES. ROSES-CLIMBERS. CHINAS, ETC. DWARF POLYANTHA. MOSS ROSES. GOOD ROSES TO GROW FOR THEIR FOLIAGE. ROSE CONTRASTS. ROSES WHICH MAKE LOVELY DECORATIONS BY THEMSELVES.
Madame X. Scandal of a portrait. Paris of the Belle Époque in 1884.
The portrait of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau.
Madame X. or the exciting life in the Paris of the Belle Époque.
Princesse dress. Promenade gown by Maison de couture Félix.
When Mme. Sarah Bernhardt first came to America, all her scenic costumes were designed by Maison de couture Félix.
The latest Paris fashion 1898.
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Sarah Bernhardt. French actress
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Society and Spring toilet. Le costume moderne. Journal illustré de modes.
Le costume moderne. Journal illustré de modes. Specialist journal for the entire women’s costume compartment. Published by C. Heinemann, Berlin 1906.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
