Armistice Arcane - Fashion

Photographer William Grundy captured picturesque scenes of rural serenity.

House of Worth, “Lily Dress,” evening gown, 1896; from the collection of the Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris. Installation view of the exhibition Proust’s Muse, The Countess Greffulhe at The Museum at FIT. Photograph © 2016 The Museum at FIT.

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ca. 1890’s, [portrait of a French scientist with specimens], N. Charmantray

Ouija board pic

Ancient postcards, anonymous photographs, trade cards, and other ephemera. One to be posted every day of the year. Historical and aesthetic remarks sometimes appended. All cards are from my own collection--and out of the cradle endlessly rocking.

Shoes, 1880’s-90’s, Shoe-Icons

Evening Shoes 1898 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shop ladies Victorian boots and shoes. Wedding boots, button boots, lace up boots, granny boots, reproduction boots, and new Victorian style boots.

Womens Hat Designs For April, 1897 Photograph by Everett

Victorian Hats. Coloured fashion plate. 1897

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Walking suit 1897-98 probably American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art - created on 2015-04-13 12:14:17

Evening gown, Worth, ca. 1897-99. Two pieces (bodice and skirt) in black silk satin and lace. “En couer” bodice embroidered in leaf motifs with glass straws and beads. Photo: Gabinetto fotografico SBAS, Antonio Quattrone. Collection Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti

c. 1898 Ballgown / Afternoon Trained Gown of Ivory Silk Faille with Pearls Trim with Separate Sleeves

Mrs. Russell A. Alger, 1897, Washington, DC.