Dressing Collection (page 16)

Young stylish lady sitting at her dressing table. She is checking her flawless complexion, aided by cosmetics acquired from the Boutique of Mme. Pomeroy of 29 Old Bond Street, London. Date: 1923

Stylish ladies in their nightwear discuss a handbag
Two young stylish ladies in silk nightwear (pyjamas and dressing gown) from Dickins & Jones, Regent Street, London. They seem to be talking about fashion in general

Advert for fitted dressing cases from Vickerys, London, 192
Advert for fitted dressing cases from Vickery s, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Preparing for the ball by Rene Lelong
A fashionable pair prepare for a fancy dress ball, by dressing up in 18th century attire, complete with powder, flounces, perriwigs and patches

Woman trying on an array of hats in the Autumn sale 1909
Edwardian woman sitting at a dressing table while a sales assistant helps her choose hats from the Autumn sale. 1909

English children at a fancy dress ball in Quetta, India
A group of English children in costumes worn to a fancy dress ball in India. The Sketch remarkes that peace reigns so completely in farther India that English children can now be taken there

Suggestions for the Happy New Year Ball by Dolly Tree
Three designs by Miss Dolly Tree for fancy dress costumes to be worn at the Happy New Year Ball at the Albert Hall on New Years Eve, 1925/6

Ideas for New Years Eve Fancy Dress, 1926
Two suggestions for outfits to wear to the Happy New Year Ball to be held at the Royal Albert Hall on New Years Eve 1925/6

Viola, in Shakespeares comedy Twelfth Night
Viola (disguised as the page Cesario), in Shakespeares comedy Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 4. 19th century

Rosalind, by R W Macbeth (from As You Like It). 1888

Imogen, by H G Schmalz (from Cymbeline). 1888

Advertisement, Stockings by Carlton. 1936

Children in Georgian dress. circa 1957

Scrap - girl dressed as a nurse. late 19th century

The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr, . Squills
Chad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Squills the Chemist. circa 1910

The Bride by Alfred Joseph Woolmer
A young bride in a white dress stands at her dressing table to arrange her hair before leaving for her wedding. Date: c.1830s

How can you do it on your screw? ( Screw meant how much you earned). The question here is... How indeed was she getting so much money for all these fancy clothes, hats and shoes...!!! Date: circa 1909

Dressing doll. Knave of Hearts
Dressing doll. The Knave of Hearts. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921

Dressing doll. Handy Spandy Jack-a-Dandy. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921

Dressing doll. Little Betty Blue. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921

Dressing doll. Little Boy Blue. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921

Miss Evelyn Millard in The Adventure of Lady Ursula
The Adventure of Lady Ursula by Anthony Hope. First produced at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London, on 11 October 1898, revival at the Garrick Theatre 5 January 1909

Liberty wrapper for travelling
A Liberty wrapper, or dressing gown, in printed satin - perfect for relaxing when travelling by train in 1933. Date: 1933

Lord and Lady Carisbrooke at Monte Carlo
Lord and Lady Carisbrooke (formerly Prince Alexander of Battenberg and Lady Irene Denison) pictured on holiday in Monte Carlo on the French Riviera in very relaxed attire - she in beach pyjamas

Sorting medical supplies, Schaedels Farm, Lindi, WW1
Sorting medical supplies for the dressing station at Schaedels Farm, a place of relaxation for exhausted soldiers near Lindi, East Africa, during WW1. 1917

Modes Pour Rire by Charles Vernier -- A woman (left) asks her ladys maid (right) whether the crinoline she has brought will be full enough. She doesn t want to be ridiculed for being too flat

Woman in historical costume on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Woman in medieval costume on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Mrs Ann Barry as Sir Harry Wildair in The Constant Couple
Mrs Ann Barry in the character of Sir Harry Wildair, in George Farquhars comic play, The Constant Couple, saying: Here is a nest of the prettiest goldfinches that ever chirp d in a cage from Act II

Madge Mavis in role of Fay Collen, Spring Cleaning, London
Miss 1925 - Actress Madge Marvis in the role of Fay Collen in the comedy play Spring Cleaning, by Frederick Lonsdale, in production at St Martins Theatre, London

The Watchers by Tremator
A beautiful young woman sits at her desk and powders her decolletage as fate and a ghostly figure dressed a Mephistopheles lurk in the shadows watching her - a metaphor on the fleeting passage of

Dressing doll. Tom, Tom the Pipers Son. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921

Dressing doll. Queen of Hearts
Dressing doll. The Queen of Hearts. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921

Advert for Debenham & Freebody undergarments 1915
Danity negligees, tea frocks and dressing gowns. 1915

Irish Linen Industry, Dressing Yarn - an interior of a linen factory showing a machine dressing the yarn. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Christmas card in the shape of a dressing table with mirror. Date: circa 1890s

Poster, Nufix tonic dressing for mens hair. circa 1930s

Costumes at the Artists Costume Ball
A variety of outfits, purchased from London department store, Marshall and Snelgrove, worn by guests at the Artists Costume Ball held at the Princes Galleries in February 1914

Pig couple with three children on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Lord and Lady Weymouth at Antibes
Viscount Weymouth, only son and heir of the Marquess of Bath, pictured on honeymoon at Cap d Antibes on the French Riviera with his new wife, the former Hon. Daphne Vivian

Calbourne, Isle of Wight, Hants - Dressing watermill stone
Calbourne, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - " Dressing the stone" at the watermill. Date: circa 1950s

HMS Marlborough - Concert Party Performers
Two members of a Concert Party in mid-performance! HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Advert for Asprey dressing case 1935
Lightweight cases by Asprey. Obtainable in a variety of coverings and with a wide range of high quailty fittings, made from chinese lacquer. Also supplied unfitted. Special design to order. Date: 1935

Advert for Mappin & Webb vanity items 1934
Mappin & Webb advertising a variety of items. 1934

Modern Painters - Two Ladies applying their make-up, accompanied by this comparative quote by John Ruskin. Date: 1904

Woman with snoring husband
A woman sits up in bed with cotton wool in her ears, kept awake by her snoring husband. Date: 1960s

Junior police force
After a boy broke her window, Miss Marian Fletcher of Linthwaite, near Huddersfield in Yorkshire, set up a private police force of children aged 7-12 to encourage better behaviour

Swimming pool on cruise liner, Empress of Australia
The indoor Pompeiian swimming pool, surrounded by individual dressing rooms, on the Canadian Pacific cruise liner, Empress of Australia. Date: 1929

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