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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.

miss-etherington:

“I love you with an everlasting love…”

My beloved Duke and I don our vintage and celebrate our passion.

Photographed by Bert Le. 

miss-etherington: My dearest lover, Resplendent-Duke,  and I at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA. Photo taken by the talented Burt Le. 

miss-etherington:

My dearest lover, Resplendent-Duke,  and I at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA. Photo taken by the talented Burt Le. 

treselegant: On those “who with haughty steps would walk the globe o’er the necks of humbler ones.” Manners of Modern Society, 1872.

treselegant:

On those “who with haughty steps would walk the globe o’er the necks of humbler ones.”

Manners of Modern Society, 1872.

Ladies in Tweed from Ralph Lauren, I believe.

Ladies in Tweed from Ralph Lauren, I believe.

(Source: theprepblog, via andenglishmen)

ceriselapin: I’m going to brag a bit about my manners books, this is a picture of them, they are not many but some are quite old the yellow one is from 1878 and is written by a priest for the moral growth of young ladies, the one in the little pink envelope was from my grandmother and its called “Moral instructions in verse” it doesn’t have a date but a bit of research shows that was used by teachers in rural schools around 1893 (several titles in this series by Jose Rosas) this might have come to my grandmother already used since she was a child in 1930’s. the Blue one light blue that one is from 1903 and the writer is the Comtesse of Tramar a french aristocrat living in mexico, the book is in Spanish but the book was printed in france then sold in mexico wich could explain the amazing quality on it even some gold leaf still in the cover. The other ones some are in english printed in newyork or spanish from south america, all  made around the 1921 to 1930, there’s the pink one (the one in worst state of all and very delicate that is from the 1954) and I have read them all almost to to the last page.  By far the funnier and practical is the one from the french Comtesse. 

ceriselapin:

I’m going to brag a bit about my manners books, this is a picture of them, they are not many but some are quite old the yellow one is from 1878 and is written by a priest for the moral growth of young ladies, the one in the little pink envelope was from my grandmother and its called “Moral instructions in verse” it doesn’t have a date but a bit of research shows that was used by teachers in rural schools around 1893 (several titles in this series by Jose Rosas) this might have come to my grandmother already used since she was a child in 1930’s. the Blue one light blue that one is from 1903 and the writer is the Comtesse of Tramar a french aristocrat living in mexico, the book is in Spanish but the book was printed in france then sold in mexico wich could explain the amazing quality on it even some gold leaf still in the cover.

The other ones some are in english printed in newyork or spanish from south america, all  made around the 1921 to 1930, there’s the pink one (the one in worst state of all and very delicate that is from the 1954) and I have read them all almost to to the last page. 

By far the funnier and practical is the one from the french Comtesse. 

klg19: Magnificent Millinery by National Library of Ireland on The Commons on Flickr.Swellegant!Via Flickr: This elegantly behatted group are Mr Murphy of Prior Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and sister(s) perhaps… Looks as if this was Thomas Murphy, a brewer, and that one of the elegant ladies was his sister, Amy Isabel because blackpoolbeach found them on Prior Park Road in the 1901 census. Sadly, Niall McAuley discovered that Amy Isabel Murphy died when the R.M.S. Leinster was torpedoed in October 1918. Date: Saturday, 17 August 1901 NLI Ref.: P_WP_1187a

klg19:

Magnificent Millinery by National Library of Ireland on The Commons on Flickr.

Swellegant!

Via Flickr:
This elegantly behatted group are Mr Murphy of Prior Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and sister(s) perhaps…

Looks as if this was Thomas Murphy, a brewer, and that one of the elegant ladies was his sister, Amy Isabel because blackpoolbeach found them on Prior Park Road in the 1901 census.

Sadly, Niall McAuley discovered that Amy Isabel Murphy died when the R.M.S. Leinster was torpedoed in October 1918.

Date: Saturday, 17 August 1901

NLI Ref.: P_WP_1187a

treselegant: ‘OUT-DOOR PASTIMES FOR LADIES - FERNS AND FERNERIES.’ Bow Bells, 1872. 

treselegant:

‘OUT-DOOR PASTIMES FOR LADIES - FERNS AND FERNERIES.’

Bow Bells, 1872. 

sepiachord: 1889′s Hints To Lady Travellers reprinted~http://www.sepiachord.com/index/?p=3272

sepiachord:

1889′s Hints To Lady Travellers reprinted~
http://www.sepiachord.com/index/?p=3272

(Source: Daily Mail)

questionableadvice: ~ The Gentleman and Lady’s Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment, by Mme. Celnart, 1833

questionableadvice:

~ The Gentleman and Lady’s Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment, by Mme. Celnart, 1833

stellar-raven: Women’s Hockey Team (1904) Presenting a lovely group of hockey players, who may have been photographed in Tramore, Co. Waterford. Date: Thursday, 24 March 1904

stellar-raven:

Women’s Hockey Team (1904)

Presenting a lovely group of hockey players, who may have been photographed in Tramore, Co. Waterford. Date: Thursday, 24 March 1904