Darwin Doll

Old soul living in a modern world

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My abode 🌹

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My morning ritual. Reading in the warm Portland glow <3

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The Russian Embassy <3 My dream home!

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Sun on the William Westerfeld House

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Dream House 

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Oscar Wilde photographed by Napoleon Sarony, 1882.

These photographs were taken in January of 1882, when Wilde had first arrived in America for his year long lecture tour. All were taken in the studio of the most famous portrait photographer of the time, Canadian born Napoleon Sarony. The various furs, capes, velvet jackets, and stockings Wilde wore for the photo shoot reflected the attire he would wear to his lectures.

It certainly surprised me when I found out that the majority of Wilde’s most iconic images came from the same session, and were taken in the U.S. when Wilde had only published a yet to be produced play, Vera; or, the Nihilists, and a single book of verse (which Wilde can be seen holding in the first and second photographs).

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<3 

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Oscar Wilde, from a letter to Robert Ross (1897)

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Friends make all the difference 👯😽

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The ‘90s kids are dressed for winter!

Jeannie is dressed for her winter cello concert, and Remy is cozy and ready to play some video games on Christmas break!

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BFF goals 😍

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New hair :)

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This was a very special day 💞

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Meet Huiwen!

Huiwen is thirteen years old and goes by the name Alice when she’s at school. She started seventh grade this year and has been loving her elective classes most of all. Her favorite class right now is culinary arts, and she’s gotten so into baking recently that she’s started a blog dedicated to it! After school, Huiwen is part of her school’s color guard. Her favorite time of year is marching band season, but right now she’s getting excited about winter guard again. Some of her friends from band convinced her to get involved with their school’s theater program as well, but she prefers to do tech work rather than be on stage. She recently helped paint a very realistic beach set that she’s pretty proud of.

Huiwen is a Karito Kids Ling. Since I wasn’t able to purchase Ling with her book, I decided to invent a new character for her to play!

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This gurl’s style is rocking’! What size shoe do you wear? 😍

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@emily-by-emily They say that bald is beautiful, but I’m not bald :p

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Who is this bitch standing beside me? #confused