Fancy Collection (page 24)

Christmas cracker box design
A jolly design for a box of Christmas crackers featuring three children; two are taking wicked enjoyment in pulling a cracker and frightening an innocent looking little blonde girl

Fancy Dress Costume in the Snow by Elsie Harding
A couple in fancy dress (Harlequin and Columbine) try to keep warm next to a rather small fire. Not quite sure how they ended up in the middle of nowhere in the snow

Briggs and the King Wenceslas Spirit by Graham
Strip cartoon Graham showing a loyal and put-upon butler helping his employer to dress in a Father Christmas costume, and heaving a huge sack of toys towards a childrens party where Father Christmas

1920S Fancy Dress Party
A group of revellers smoke, dance and wear fancy dress at a typical Bright Young Things party of the twenties

Tatler Christmas Number 1910
Front cover of the Tatler Xmas Number 1910 designed by William Barribal. A jolly young woman looks ready for a party with her hair adorned with bells and a jester, as well as jester earrings

The Tatler Xmas No 1922 Front Cover
Front cover illustration by Lewis Baumer showing the Tatler character in his red frock coat and tricorn hat kissing a dainty looking damsel under the mistletoe

The Plantagenet Ball at Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with assembled guests at the Plantagenet Ball, also called the Bal Masque, at Buckingham Palace in May 1842. All the guests wore costume

A Coronation Festivity: a ball in aid of a hospital
The Prince and Princess of Teck and the ladies who are patronesses of the function, a fancy dress ball at the Savoy Hotel in aid of the Prince Francis of Teck Memorial Fund of the Middlesex Hospital

Selfridges, London - Fancy Goods Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Fancy Goods Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Selfridges, London - Section of Fancy Jewellery
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Section of Fancy Jewellery. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947)

Party hosted by La Comtesse de Clermont-Tonnerre
A group of revellers in lavish fancy dress at a party hosted by la comtesse de Clermont-Tonnerre. The costumes look very Oriental in theme

Easter Masquers
Easter entertainers entertain at a small party

Should Autumn Come Before Fair Summers Call
A dancer in a fantastic costume suggestive of autumn and falling leaves

Oriental Beauty from Constantinople
An Oriental Beauty from Constantinople with fancy headdress and many layers of beads. These women are known as the nomads and they are decorated by their men, who weigh them down with jewellery!

Turkish Girl - Moorish
A La Mauresque - " Lets go Moorish!"

Fancy portrait of a man in a distorting mirror, with the upper and lower parts of his body elongated and the middle half shortened

Fancy portrait of a soldier in a distorting mirror, with the upper part of his body elongated and the lower half shortened

Fancy portrait of a soldier in a distorting mirror, with the lower part of his body elongated and the upper half shortened

False! by Florence Hardy
A little girl, dressed in a clown costume, is shocked to discover her Pierrot boyfriend is kissing another

Jugglers stall at a fair
Coloured print of etching, " Caroline Fair, or Mat Pudding and his Mountebank", showing a jugglers stall at a fair

Batgers Musical Toy Crackers label
A girl dressed in a rather dashing clown outfit blows a horn or bugle

Childrens Carnival
Two children dressed up for a fancy dress party. A little girl has a rather nice witch outfit with a dress appliqued with black cats and a broom, while a little boy has come as a swashbuckling pirate

Childrens Carnival Mephistopheles and Bo-peep
Two children dressed as Mephistopheles and Little Bo-Peep make their way along a garden path to a party, using a lantern to light the way

You re Not the Only Pebble on the Beach by Florence Hardy
A romantic attachment gone sour as one little clown tells his girlfriend that shes not the only pebble on the beach. A coquettish lady clown, wearing exactly the same outfit

Childrens Carnival - Clown and Italian Maiden
Two children in costume for a fancy dress party. A large boy is dressed as a clown, while a little girl has come as an Italian maiden, the latter idea perhaps not so popular these days!

Batgers Masks and Animals Luggage label
Rather odd scene featuring an adult in a sinister party mask trying to lasso a group of children in fancy dress masks and head dresses at a party

Childrens Carnival - Jester and Columbine
Two children dressed up for a fancy dress party; one as a jester holding a balloon and another as a Columbine complete with a star topped wand

Children at a party
Two children play a game of musical hats at a party

Batgers Forfeit Crackers
A jolly party game at home at the dinner table with a family wearing party hats playing forfeits. Looks like poor Percy has had to go under the table with Uncle Clarence

Batgers Crackers label
Children at a party wear rather elaborate animal head dresses as they jump around, pull crackers and generally have a spiffing time

The Silvery Moon by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes, skate together under a silver moon

Children with flowers
Six children, standing in couples look as if they are ready for a spring celebration or perhaps a wedding. Dressed in 18th century costume

When Three is a Crowd by Florence Hardy
Two little boys in clown costumes vie for the attention of a fellow female clown

Can This Be Love by Florence Hardy
A sweet scene showing two little boys dressed in clown or Pierrot outfits looking hopefully towards a little girl (in similar attire)

Boys Club, fancy dress, 1933
A large group of boys from a Boys Club in fancy dress costume

Boys Club, fancy dress, circa 1930
Six boys from a Boys Club in wonderful fancy dress costume

Pierrot Offers a Rose
A Pierrot offers a lady, also in fancy dress, a rose in return for a kiss

Nancy Mitford, Oliver Messell and Lady Seafield
A photograph of a Nancy Mitford, Oliver Messell and Lady Seafield at Mrs A. G. Glasgows fancy dress ball

In Spring a Young Mans fancy
A colour illustration showing a gentleman admiring a stylishly dressed young lady

Zita Jungman
Front cover photograph of Zita Jungman in fancy dress costume as Romeo

Batgers Crackers Amusing Forfeits
Label for a box of Batgers Amusing Forfeits crackers showing a male and female clown sharing a cracker or two

The Young Visiters
Some of the Bright Young People arriving for the second childhood party, hosted by Rosemary Sanders

Bright Young People
Group photograph of William Acton, Mrs Arthur Bendir, Elizabeth Ponsonby, Harry Melville and Babe Plunket-Greene taken at the fancy dress ball hosted by David

Life / Young Centurion Soldier 1924
A young boy dressed as a Centurion soldier brandishes his sword

My Lady Misrule
A fantasy illustration by Charles Robinson showing a woman dressed in a Twelfth Night costume, presumably about to attend a fancy dress party

Preparing for a Fancy Dress Ball
Lady, Mimi, preparing her last minute fancy dress for the Three Arts Ball of 1923

Revellers at the Savage Club Ball, 1883
Engraving showing a number of the Savage Club members in fancy dress at their clubs summer ball at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 1883

Children have fun dressing up
Three children (two girls and a boy) dressed up as a fairy queen, a red indian and a nurse. Ink drawing with watercolour washes by Malcolm Greensmith

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