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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

ornamentedbeing:

Postcard found here

The dress is courtesy of the Met, Dress (Ball Gown) c. 1900–1903

Marcelle Lender (1862 – 27 September 1926) was a French singer, dancer and entertainer made famous in paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

theredshoes: Pattern Pack No. 1 : The Going-Away Dress of Charlotte Brontë The pattern is taken from the pretty dress which Charlotte Brontë wore on the 29th June, 1854, when she left Howarth with her new husband, Arthur Bell Nicholls, on their way to Ireland for their honeymoon. The dress is now owned by the Brontë Parsonage Museum, Howarth, which is associated with this production. via

theredshoes:

Pattern Pack No. 1 : The Going-Away Dress of Charlotte Brontë

The pattern is taken from the pretty dress which Charlotte Brontë wore on the 29th June, 1854, when she left Howarth with her new husband, Arthur Bell Nicholls, on their way to Ireland for their honeymoon.

The dress is now owned by the Brontë Parsonage Museum, Howarth, which is associated with this production.


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stfumadison: Today’s dress makes me feel like I should be frolicking in fields of flowers :P!

stfumadison:

Today’s dress makes me feel like I should be frolicking in fields of flowers :P!

stfumadison: :)

stfumadison:

:)

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gothiccharmschool: Someday, some glorious day, I will own a version of this dress. Yes, I say this almost every time I rewatch Coppola’s Dracula. 

gothiccharmschool:

Someday, some glorious day, I will own a version of this dress. Yes, I say this almost every time I rewatch Coppola’s Dracula. 

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thecivilwarparlor: Woman in Black Taffeta Dress and Lace Shawl-Pre-Civil War  Women’s dress in to the Civil War, Women loved the idea of a tiny waist with yards of material in the skirt. The corset was being worn along with a metal hoop and crinoline to make the desired effect of a tiny waist with a huge skirt. Albert Sands Southworth  (American, West Fairlee, Vermont 1811–1894 Charlestown, Massachusetts)

thecivilwarparlor:

Woman in Black Taffeta Dress and Lace Shawl-Pre-Civil War 

Women’s dress in to the Civil War, Women loved the idea of a tiny waist with yards of material in the skirt. The corset was being worn along with a metal hoop and crinoline to make the desired effect of a tiny waist with a huge skirt.

Albert Sands Southworth  (American, West Fairlee, Vermont 1811–1894 Charlestown, Massachusetts)

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treselegant: How to dress for dinner parties, Cassell’s Household Guide, 1869. 

treselegant:

How to dress for dinner parties,

Cassell’s Household Guide, 1869. 

treselegant: ‘ATTENTION TO DRESS.’ Cassell’s Family Paper, 1863-4.  Clothing makes the man.

treselegant:

‘ATTENTION TO DRESS.’

Cassell’s Family Paper, 1863-4. 

Clothing makes the man.

treselegant: How to dress when invited to Tea, Cassell’s Household Guide, 1869.

treselegant:

How to dress when invited to Tea,

Cassell’s Household Guide, 1869.

socalledbohemian: questionableadvice: ~ Etiquette for Americans, by A Woman of Fashion, 1898 Next time I’m on my bike, I’ll remember to take my sailor hat with me.

socalledbohemian:

questionableadvice:

~ Etiquette for Americans, by A Woman of Fashion, 1898

Next time I’m on my bike, I’ll remember to take my sailor hat with me.