Returning to the Red Velvet Album we feature a CdV of a young girl showing off her long, beautiful hair. It is tied with a ribbon and draped over her right shoulder. A woman’s hair was definitely a point of pride in the 19th century! She also has a lovely bar pin at her throat. …
The CdV above shows a pretty young lady with quite a few flourishes to her ensemble. First, she has her hair styled in some type of chignon with a fancy comb or peineta visible that would have been lovely when seen from behind her. Then she also has a fabric bow on the very top …
This late 1890s dress is an example of the extreme puffed sleeves that were popular at the time. The sleeves were actually a two-part sleeve; there is a normal sized sleeve inside, then stuffing or padding of some type, then the outer puffed part that you see in the picture. They look dreadful to me, …
This is a great snapshot of a pretty young black woman, maybe in her late teens. She is wearing a lovely white dress with three ruffled tiers on the skirt, which only comes to her knees. She has white tights and white shoes. You can see her necklace but cannot quite tell what it looks …
The above CdV came from the Downhome Antiques shop in Orange, CA. I find this hairstyle to be strange and interesting, but it was pretty common because I have seen it in a number of photographs. Often the top of the hair is adorned with some type of fancy decoration, or a fancy hair …
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