Truth and Beauty

True things, pretty things, and hopefully also thoughtful things.

[frostedmagnolias]

Silk & Lace Afternoon Dress with Matching Hat

1910s

Augusta Auctions

[hurricane-eva]

Doodled Summer!Kirsten this morning. I'm hoping to scan and colour at some point!

[frostedmagnolias]

Afternoon Dress

c. 1875

by House of Worth

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[valiantarcher]

The Watermill Classic cover for Eight Cousins is a definite improvement over the one for Under the Lilacs - it not only shows the titular characters, they're even somewhat recognisable.

(Well, sort of. I can at least make a stab at all of them, although Archie and Charlie are definitely not drawn old enough.)

However, the writer for the back cover synopsis appears to have been labouring under a misconception of exactly how many cousins there are.

[the-almost-fashion-historian]

wedding dress, 1868 by unknown designer

this dress is made of silk and wool. The dress is in half-mourning colours to honour the dead during the american civil war.

this dress can be found in: the Metropolitan Museum of Art

[frostedmagnolias]

Cobalt Silk Evening Gown

1820s

Augusta Auctions

[frostedmagnolias]

Silk Gauze Dress

c. 1855-1860

FIDM Museum

[valiantarcher]

A bit more info and a close-up view of the trim is on the website if anyone is curious.

[metmuseum]

Dress. ca. 1850. Credit line: Purchase, Gifts in memory of Paul M. Ettesvold, and Judith and Gerson Leiber Fund, 1994 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/80389

[treasures-and-beauty]

Evening Dress - Hungarian - Madame Eta Hentz - 1944

[valiantarcher]

There are a couple more photos on the MET website.

[jewellery-box]

Afternoon or evening dress, 1903-1904. American. Hillwood Museum.

[valiantarcher]

There's a short description on the website if anyone is interested.

[artschoolglasses]

Fine Muslin Day Dress with Lace Bodice, English, c. 1810

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

[frostedmagnolias]

Chiffon Dinner Dress with Iridil Beads

c. 1912

Whitaker Auction

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Dress.

Date: 1770-1790

Medium: Silk

[the1920sinpictures]

1916-17 c. Evening dress by Lucile of frothy peach-pink chiffon with a sash of chartreuse and emerald satin. It's an original design based loosely on the 1830s and survives today in a private Los Angeles, California private collection. The Lucile sketch is from UCLA. From Lucile-Her Life by Design, FB.

[important-dog-pics]

[valiantarcher]

Tagged by @siena-sevenwits - thank you!

Rules: Start a new post. Answer the questions. Go as brief or in depth as you like.

What music has been up your alley recently? Celtic and music that reminds me of characters.

What’s something nice you ate lately? Some peanut butter chocolate chip cheesecake.

What’s been something good from this past week? I think I knocked some things off to-do lists.

What’s in your creative plans right now (whether for soon or for someday?) N/A.

What character(s) have you had on your mind? Most recently, rotating between various The Silver Eye characters, various characters under consideration for the Seven Characters tag game, some of Lady-Merian's OCs, and characters from whatever book I'm reading.

Tagging @citadelofthestars, @aceofstars16, @thetreasurechest, @morfinwen, @sailforvalinor, @novelmonger, @lover-of-the-starkindler, and @dandelionsandderivatives, if each so desire.

[frostedmagnolias]

Evening Dress

c. 1931

by Peggy Hoyt, New York

Kent State University Museum