Fancy Collection (page 12)

A Proposal by Florence Hardy
A small boy Pierrot woos a pretty little girl with a bunch of pink flowers

Forgive by Florence Hardy
Two little Pierrot children forgive and forget and become friends, or even boyfriend and girlfriend after a period of infidelity!

Wedding Bells by Florence Hardy
A boy and girl Pierrot, dressed in white costumes, walk up the aisle arm in arm after getting married

Now We re Off by Florence Hardy
Two small children, wearing clown and Pierrot costumes have fun in the snow on a sledge

When the Heart is Young by Florence Hardy
A charming scene with two little girls in clown costumes dancing together to the tune of pipes played by a boy Pierrot

Jack and Jill by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes, play in the snow with a sledge. The little girl, wearing neck ruff and holding a muff to keep her hands warm waves a sprig of holly in the air

Which by Florence Hardy
A little boy dressed in a Pierrot costume has trouble choosing between three little girls all wearing similiar fetching clown outfits

Just We Two by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes sit close together on top of a giant snowball

The Oracle by Charles Robinson
Colourful image of a party reveller holding a crystal ball and a jester toy

French patriotism
An innocent looking little boy in French soldiers uniform poses with a rifle and a bull dog

Girl in Aeroplane Hat
A smiling young woman balances on her head a large & unusual aeronautically inspired hat based on a bi-plane. It has an extremely big propellor

Young woman in fancy dress, Ealing, West London
Young woman (Lucy Auerbach, age 16) in fancy dress, with a British flag, in her garden at Ealing, West London. 1906

Prince Albert dressed as King Edward III
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861), husband and consort of Queen Victoria. Seen here in fancy dress as King Edward III, which he wore for a costume ball on 12 May 1842. circa 1842

Romance by Arthur Watts
A couple in fancy dress costume enjoy a moonlit romantic tryst. Date: 1920

Children in Fancy Dress - Empire Day
A group of children posed for a photograph in fancy dress. By the look of the costumes, which reference the dress of various countries, its likely their fancy dress is honour of Empire Day

Fancy dress en route to India, c. 1920
Male passengers on board a ship bound for India posed on deck in a variety of strange fancy dress. There are a few clowns, a nurse and a somewhat sinister chap holding two sheeps heads on plate

Young woman in a studio photo, wearing fancy dress
Young woman (Peggy Miller) in a studio photo, wearing fancy dress. Date: 1914

The Childrens Fancy Dress Ball
A childrens fancy dress ball with youngsters dressed in a wide variety of costumes from Pierrots to jesters. Date: 1903

Young man at fancy dress party, dressed as a punk (based on the character of Vyvyan in the BBC TV programme, The Young Ones). Date: circa 1980s

Women in fancy dress, c. 1916
Two women dressed in fancy dress costume. The theme seems to be clowns, but rather elegant ones The girl on the left wears a checked tunic with a neck ruff

How to be unsuccessful in modern society - 1
The stout young man breaks tradition by not going to the fancy-dress ball as a baby. Date: 1929

The 9th Duke of Manchester dressed up as a bar tender
Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a photograph of William Montague ( Kim ), 9th Duke of Manchester. Pictured at the age of 22 masquerading as an American bartender at a Charing Cross

Lady with dog in fancy dress
A woman in a smart checked coat and skirt holds her dog - a wire haired fox terrier by the looks of it - who is also dressed in checks with some sort of coat and a jaunty tam o shanter. Date: c.1935

Children in clown and soldier fancy dress
Two little boys pose for their photograph wearing fancy dress. One is a pierrot clown with lavish ruff; the other is a miniature soldier. The photograph was probably taken in India. Date: 1920s

Fancy dress on a seaside pier, c. 1930
A jolly group stride down a seaside pier dressed in a variety of unusual or silly hats. Date: c.1930

Little boy dressed as a clown - and his nurse
A little boy dressed up in a clown fancy dress costume for a party. He appears to be accompanied by his nurse, or ayah - the photograph looks to be taken on the Indian sub-continent. Date: 1920s

Group of men in fancy dress and makeup, USA
Group of men and boys in fancy dress and makeup, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Farming family, South America, showing a man wearing a fancy silver belt, another man operating a sewing machine, and a seated woman. Date: circa 1900s

Gwen Clare & J. H. Dowd rehearse for Chelsea Arts Ball
The artist J. H. Dowd, best known for his illustrations of children, pictured Miss Gwen Clare rehearsing for the forthcoming Chelsea Arts Ball in the sculptor Frank Dobsons studio in Chelsea. J. H

Fashions for Carnivals, 1928
A selection of fancy dress costumes to wear at galas and carnivals at fashionable winter sports resorts from Harrod s. Suggestions include a cowboy, a Turk, an Arab Chief

Society girls practising for the Joy of Life Ball
Mrs Jackie Kriuse, Lady Patricia Moore, Lady Castlerosse and Miss Roy Verney (Miss Rosalind Norman on the floor) rehearsing in their costumes for the Lido scene for the forthcoming Joy of Life Ball

Gamages Fancy Dress advertisement
Advertisement for fancy dresses for purchase or hire from Gamages department store of Holborn, London. 1929

Pan by Walter Hammond
A woman dressed as the god Pan purses her lips. 1929

Scenic design for Covent Garden fancy dress ball
Scenic design for the first fancy-dress ball of the Covent Garden season in 1899. The scene depicted the grounds of the forthcoming Paris exhibition. Date: 1899

Crazy theatrical costume from the early 20th century, part Eastern, part mythical, part Cumberland sausage...!! Date: circa 1910s

Fancy Dress Ball at Hotel du Parc, Villars sur Ollon
A fancy dress ball at the Hotel du Parc in the Swiss resort of Villars sur Ollon in 1910. Guests are dressed in a variety of imaginative outfits including a geisha and a monkey! Date: 1910

Fashionable lady hanging up dainty fabrics on her line
A young fashionable lady hanging up dainty fabrics on her washing line, direct from a bowl of creamy Lux washing suds. Date: 1924

A portrait of the well-known dancer Olivette in a costume she wore at a recent ball, London, 1924 Date: 1924

Advert for H & M Rayne, suppliers of Fancy costumes, London, 1923 Date: 1923

Scenes from the fancy dress Chelsea Arts Ball held at the Albert Hall, London, 1923 Date: 1923

Fancy dress night at the Palais de Danse and some members of
A fancy dress night at the Palais de Danse and some members of staff, London, 1921 Date: 1921

Art deco cover of The Dancing World Magazine, July 1921. Sketch by Colin Seaty Date: 1921

At a vegetable party - a salad fancy dress
Delightful idea for a fancy dress costume. Why not go as a salad, complete with salad serving spoon and fork? Date: 1903

Fancy dress party at Government Cottage, Seychelles
Sydney Auchinleck Jewell (front row, 4th from left), Dr N P Jewell (back row, standing, 2nd from left), at a fancy dress party at Government Cottage, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1913

Entertainment at Government House, Mahe, Seychelles
Entertainment with fancy dress at Government House, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1912

Fancy Dress Party, Mahe, Seychelles
Entertainments at Government House, Mahe, Seychelles, often included fancy dress parties. 1913

Lady Malcolms Servants Ball
Page from The Bystander magazine illustrating two contrasting dances - the Lambeth Walk as painted by William Roberts at the top, and the Palais Glide

Woman in costume posing as Queen Victoria. Date: circa 1940s

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