Fancy Collection (page 25)

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

London Opinion 1932
A glamorous blonde woman with a Marcel wave hair style applies lipstick before going to a party in a multi-coloured dress which shows off her legs

Portrait of Queen Victoria, fancy dress ball, 1842
Queen Victoria in fancy dress for the fancy dress ball held in 1842. The theme of the ball being historical costume, the Queen chose to dress as Philippa, Queen of Edward III

Fancy dress ball held by Queen Victoria in 1842
This is a scene from the fancy dress ball held by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1842. Here they are shown surrounded by admirers

Portrait of Prince Albert, fancy dress ball, 1842
Prince Albert dressed as King Edward III for the fancy dress ball held by Queen Victoria and himself in 1842

The Carnival in Rome, 1872
Engraving showing a number of revellers from Romes Carnival, in fancy dress, dancing around a priest, 1872. The priest appears somewhat alarmed to be surrounded by a donkey, a cockerel, a dog

Fancy-Dress Ball on H. M. T. Serapis, Crossing the Equator
Engraving showing the fancy-dress ball held on board the troop-ship Serapis, in celebration of crossing the Equator, 1883

Lady in Fine Fancy Dress
A lady dressed for a party or performance in medieval costume with flowing robes and a veil. She poses against the large wall of a grand garden beneath the ivy and holds a card

Young Boy in Sunday Best
An angelic young boy stands before a finely carved chest in a satin suit with short trousers and sandals

Drury Lane Pantomime
The variety of costume for the Drury Lane Theatre pantomime performance of Robinson Crusoe

Children Dancing Game
Children in fancy dress (one is wearing Alsace costume) dance with their hostess at a party

Costume of Momus
Costume design by Edmund Dulac for the character of Momus in the opera Phebus and Pan

T. G. W. U Dress Party 1934
A fancy dress party at the Transport and General Workers Union convalescent home in Littleport, Cambridgeshire; who says trade unionists lack humour?

Fancy Pastries
Types of Small Fancy Pastries - including Hazelnut Pyramids, Cherry Domes, Maraschino Rolls, Angora Tartlets, Chocolate Arches and Lulus (front row, pink) !

The Magic Mistletoe by Balliol Salmon
A fancy dress party scene showing a Pierrot ignoring a hopeful young lady who has positioned herself under a bunch of mistletoe

Polish Embassy
A Polish embassy arrives in Rome, some of them in very fancy dress

Europa and the Bull
Zeus sees Europa sporting on the beach with her friends, takes a fancy to her, changes himself into a bull and carries her off to Crete

Fancy Dress Blackpool
A fancy dress ball in the Baronial Hall, Blackpool - just one of several splendid dance venues in this popular holiday resort

Pearl Trimmed Headdress
Platinum, fifties blonde wearing a pearl trimmed headdress with a veil & triple pearl drop earrings. Her theatrical style eye make-up lends an exotic appearance

Silverware by Gough
Four fancy items by Gough of Birmingham, exhibited at the Crystal Palace

Horn Dance / Musto
ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: The leader of the dance holding the antlers. The costume of oak leaf decorated breeches, velvet tammies & fancy waistcoat is clearly visible

Swiss Guards
By tradition, the Vatican is guarded by Swiss mercenaries in those fancy uniforms : here, a cart-load of Swiss soldiers gallop to Rome to enlist in the popes service

Guinea-Pig Family
In the Spring a young guinea- pigs fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love

Vintage Car in the Snow
A vintage car covered in snow. Anyone fancy helping to crank start it?

Polychrome Pottery
Selection of wide-brimmed and fine-funnelled jugs and a large serving vessel, all with fancy polychrome patternation

Farming for Ladies The scene in the farmyard when the ladies, bless em, take a fancy to farm management

Daphne Becomes Laurel
Daphne, daughter of the river- god Peneus, takes Apollos fancy, but preferring virginity is changed into a laurel, which Apollo thereafter wears in her honour

Children Fancy Dress1923
At a chidrens fancy dress birthday party, a blindfolded boy tries to find his female friend, and succeeds!

Stale Beer Dive 1891
This underground stale beer dive on Mulberry Steet Bend, New York isn t fancy but it is cheap, and thats what counts for the boozy clientele

Ladies in Fancy Dress
Ladies in fancy dress: a milkmaid, Bavarian costume, a demon with a pitchfork and a Spanish senorita

Fruit and Fancy Cakes
Dundee cake of the first quality is available for 2/8, whilst an exceptionally rich fruit cake " of handsome proportions" is yours for just 11/. Date: 1937

Party in Haddon Hall / C16
A wild party in the banquetting hall, Haddon, Derbyshire. A band plays in the balcony, while mummers dance and others display their fancy dress

Bathing Beauties 1910
Two bathers in fancy swimsuits and hats pose theatrically on the steps of their bathing hut

Masked Ball / Paris / 1800
A masked ball in Paris

Carousel at Redruth, 1913
Motor car roundabout at Redruth Fancy Fair

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