Here are 8 pictures of nuns, from approximately the 1930s, and probably from the Carondelet St. Louis Missouri area. These seem relatively candid- in one picture the nuns are eating bread or something, with silly expressions, and in another they’re posed with a dog. It seems to be the same group of nuns, so I […]
Mary doesn’t remember her aunt being very wealthy, and doesn’t know if this first picture from approximately the 1930s is her wedding photo to her second husband, or was just a special occasion photo. Either way, both of them look rather uncomfortable in the first picture. As you can see, this woman is heavy set […]
These are the wedding pictures of Mary who got married in the 1950s; she also gave me her mother’s 1930s and grandmother’s 1913 wedding photos to digitize, which I previously posted. It provides an interesting glimpse into wedding fashions and wedding photography trends during the first half of the 20th century. There was no photographer […]
These were my elderly friend’s mother’s wedding photos, who got married in the 1930s. As you can see, she got it shot by the same St. Louis photographer who had shot her mother’s wedding portraits, J.J. Belka. The veil style is more of a close fitting cap, though not the cloche of the 1920s, and the […]
I can’t refuse favors of scanning old photos for elderly ladies, especially when they let me also post about them. This is a photo of the woman’s grandmother, who got married in about 1912. You can see that the bride is wearing a single strand of pearls, and has lace accents at her vshaped neck […]
Whew! Finally done scanning this lengthy Victorian fashion magazine! I broke the spine while scanning it, but atleast now it’s all digitally preserved. These last few pages of this magazine include alot of advertisements and illustrations. Specifically: The Metropolitan Catalogue of Fashions – a 2 page spread with illustrations of child’s dresses, ladies’ cloaks, boy’s […]
I’m almost done scanning these last few pages of the 1892 Delineator! At first, I thought it was a catalog, but after reading and digitally preserving my way thru this issue, I can see that it was a fashion magazine… full of advertisements relevant to the articles, like our modern upscale fashion publications still are. […]
I don’t think this 1892 fashion magazine is ever going to end! Here are 6 more scans, full of early 1890s Victorian advertisements. Advertisements from these back pages include: “The Pattern Cook Book” – a comprehensive work on culinary science Young Ladies’ Journal Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral The Illustrated American Burpee’s seeds (one of the few […]
Here’s some scans from the back pages of The Delineator advertising beauty products, pianos, silverware, oil lamps, manners books, flowers, and washing machines. It’s especially interesting to see the illustrated washing machine ad, since I cannot imagine washing clothing without electricity! Also, in these pages, the “Answers to Correspondences” section continues, with some fashion advice […]
These two pages of ads from the winter holiday issue of the Delineator are incredibly informative about the kinds of toys and dolls that children in the Victorian era used to play with. The dolls were little miniatures of adult fashions, and the stuffed animal patterns illustrated here seemed to be really true to life. […]
If you wear this, and the yellow color doesn’t make you look jaundiced like it does me, you will feel and look like a glamorous Old Hollywood movie star. This would probably look amazing on a gal with a darker complexion, or displayed on a nice mannequin in a collector’s atelier.
This begins the extended end of the Winter issue of the 1892 Delineator fashion magazine. It starts with a full page advertisement for all kinds of pretty miscellany, including fur sets for children, fur trimmings, decorative nail heads, guimps, lace of all kinds, medici collars, and squares of printed China silk. The next page includes […]
Here are some miscellaneous scans from near the back of the winter Delineator Fashion Magazine. As you can tell, Victorian women had alot of past times and made alot of arts and crafts! Articles include: Rugs and Robes of Fur: Unfortunately, this 1892 article on fur fashions didn’t include any pictures, but it goes quite in […]
Here are some scans showing mostly lace making patterns and crochet designs from the early 1890s for various things, including how to knit and crochet childrens booties and baby clothes! This series of scans from the 1892 Delineator Fashion Magazine start with patterns for a crochet fascinator and infant’s blanket. The crochet and knit section […]
Isn’t this a cute gown with a little overcoat? I think it’s from the 1930s. The blue in the sheer overjacket really pops with a little bit of a Kodachrome effect. Emily, my model for the day, already had naturally curly Shirley Temple hair, so didn’t need any retro hair styling at all. We followed […]
Starting out with yarn doll illustrations and how to make one for your tot from cotton yarn or cord – with shoe button eyes! The next page is an illustrated article on “Cozy Corners and Artistic Nooks”, followed by a pattern or design for Brazilian Embroidery, to be made of gold thread. Fashionable dress fabrics […]
Wow! These 10 pages of Fashions for January 1892 from the Delineator were truly illustrated miscellany! These include the latest hat fashions of the early 1890s, a discussion and description 0f different kinds of decorative bows, an illustration of a walking skirt and yolk waist, and a very full article on dressmaking at home. The […]
Here are some instructions and advertisements for patterns so that the Victorian mother in 1892 could make fashionable doll clothing and a toy elephant for her little ones. It suggests using leftover scraps from sewing the girl’s and mother’s dresses, to make doll clothes out of. In particular, Surah, China Silk, and cashmere are recommended […]
Sometimes the vintage styled makeup and hair, along with a little color editing, can make all the difference in pulling a shoot together! The model pulled out her gun at the end of the shoot and posed with it. I think these retro pictures turned out best in black and white.
