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Hostess Collection

Background imageHostess Collection: Terminal Building, Dublin Airport, Republic of Ireland

Terminal Building, Dublin Airport, Republic of Ireland. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHostess Collection: Flying for the Summer Week-end by C. E. Turner

Flying for the Summer Week-end by C. E. Turner
Illustration from 1928 by C.E. Turner reflecting the growing rise of civilian flying in the 1920s

Background imageHostess Collection: Poster advertising Pan American World Airways

Poster advertising Pan American World Airways
Poster for Pan American World Airways, later known as Pan Am, advertising a direct service between Paris and New York. Enfin!

Background imageHostess Collection: Tatler cover: Duchess of Sutherland

Tatler cover: Duchess of Sutherland
Millicent Fanny Sutherland-Leveson Gower- [ne Millicent Fanny St Clair-Erskine], duchess of Sutherland (1867-1955), society hostess and social reformer

Background imageHostess Collection: Madame Recamier

Madame Recamier
JEANNE-FRANCOISE-JULIE- ADELAIDE RECAMIER nee BERNARD Also known as MADAME RECAMIER, influential French social and political hostess

Background imageHostess Collection: Rosie - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Rosie - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Rosie - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Olivia Baroness Ardilaun

Olivia Baroness Ardilaun
OLIVIA CHARLOTTE WHITE, baroness ARDILAUN, wife of Arthur Edward Guinness - in 1900 she was hostess to Queen Victoria. Date: CIRCA 1871

Background imageHostess Collection: Lady Londonderry, WW1

Lady Londonderry, WW1
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess,

Background imageHostess Collection: Aeolian Pianola Advertisement

Aeolian Pianola Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for the Aeolian Co. Ltd. promoting the Pianola piano, a boon to the hostess. The image shows a young woman playing the Pianola to the enjoyment of some guests nearby

Background imageHostess Collection: Lady Webster and her children

Lady Webster and her children
Lady Webster, whose husband, Sir Augustus Webster, purchased Battle Abbey for 200, 000, is a daughter of the late Mr. Henry Crossley of Aldborough Hall, Bedale

Background imageHostess Collection: Food Served on a Flight

Food Served on a Flight
An Airline Steward and Air Hostess serve a roast meal to flight passengers

Background imageHostess Collection: Shakespeare - Henry V

Shakespeare - Henry V - Pistol: Pish for thee, Iceland dog! circa 1830

Background imageHostess Collection: Shelburne Hostesses

Shelburne Hostesses
The famous Shelburne Hostesses from the Shelburne Lounge, cocktail bar, Lexington Avenue, New York

Background imageHostess Collection: Before Guests Arrive

Before Guests Arrive
The hostess examines her table setting to make sure she hasn t forgotten anything

Background imageHostess Collection: Edward VII at Reigate Priory - Mrs Ronald Greville

Edward VII at Reigate Priory - Mrs Ronald Greville
King Edward VII visiting The Priory, Reigate, as guest of royal intimates, Captain and Mrs Ronald Greville

Background imageHostess Collection: Captain and Mrs Ronald Greville

Captain and Mrs Ronald Greville pictured in The Graphic at the time they were hosting King Edward VII at their home, The Priory. Reigate

Background imageHostess Collection: Elizabeth Montagu, 18th century British social reformer

Elizabeth Montagu, 18th century British social reformer
Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800), British social reformer, hostess, literary critic and writer whose salons were attended by the bluestockings of the Blue Stockings Society

Background imageHostess Collection: Two portraits of Beatrice Selfridge, the daughter

Two portraits of Beatrice Selfridge, the daughter of Gordon Selfridge, 1925, the hostess of Lansdowne House Date: 1925

Background imageHostess Collection: Wiskers Face - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Wiskers Face - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Wiskers Face - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Shockima - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Shockima - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Shockima - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Naked Girl with Blue Truss - Murrays Cabaret Club Costume

Naked Girl with Blue Truss - Murrays Cabaret Club Costume
Naked Girl with Blue Truss - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Michelle - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Michelle - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Michelle - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Madelaine - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Madelaine - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Madelaine - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Honor - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Honor - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Honor - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Hair Styles Mc - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Hair Styles Mc - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Hair Styles Mc - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Diabolo Man - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Diabolo Man - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Diabolo Man - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Carmen - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Carmen - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Carmen - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Bell Boy (Girl?) - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Bell Boy (Girl?) - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Bell Boy (Girl?) - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Bell Boy - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Bell Boy - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Bell Boy - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Jasmine Bligh, television announcer

Jasmine Bligh, television announcer
Jasmine Lydia Bligh (20 May 1913 21 July 1991), one of the first three BBC Television Service presenters in the 1930s

Background imageHostess Collection: Mel - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Mel - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Mel - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Yellow Hat - Black Jumper - Yellow Polka Dot Bag - Murray

Yellow Hat - Black Jumper - Yellow Polka Dot Bag - Murray
Yellow Hat - Black Jumper - Yellow Polka Dot Bag - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Violet - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Violet - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Violet - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Twin Girls with Parrot - Murrays Cabaret Club costume des

Twin Girls with Parrot - Murrays Cabaret Club costume des
Twin Girls with Parrot - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Vamps - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Vamps - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Vamps - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Towny Girl - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Towny Girl - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Towny Girl - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Tina - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Tina - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Tina - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Top Hat Black Cane - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Top Hat Black Cane - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Top Hat Black Cane - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Tess - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Tess - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Tess - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Russian - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Russian - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Russian - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Rita - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Rita - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Rita - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Rosa - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Rosa - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Rosa - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Rag Time - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Rag Time - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Rag Time - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Policewoman - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Policewoman - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Policewoman - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Mink Coat - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Mink Coat - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Mink Coat - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Jess - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Jess - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Jess - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Evangaline - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Evangaline - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Evangaline - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Emily - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Emily - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Emily - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Black Cloak Girl - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Black Cloak Girl - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Black Cloak Girl - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Arabella Original - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Arabella Original - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Arabella Original - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Amy - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Amy - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Amy - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Alice - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Alice - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Alice - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: KLM Constellation plane interior with passengers

KLM Constellation plane interior with passengers
KLM (Lockheed) Constellation passenger plane interior, with passengers in their seats and a stewardess serving food. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageHostess Collection: Mrs T. P. Searight, well known society hostess

Mrs T. P. Searight, well known society hostess
A portrait of Mrs T.P. Searight, well known society hostess, December 1922. On the committee of the Three Arts Club ball to take place at the Royal Opera House 6th December 1922 Date: 1923

Background imageHostess Collection: Princess Elizaveta Trubetskaya, Parisian salon hostess

Princess Elizaveta Trubetskaya, Parisian salon hostess
Princess Elizaveta Esperovna Trubetskaya (Lise Troubetzkoi, 1834-1907), Russian lady-in-waiting and Parisian salon hostess. Date: circa 1860s

Background imageHostess Collection: A Geisha

A Geisha
A portrait painting of a Geisha, a Japanese hostess, she is sat on the floor, wearing grey robes with a patterned wasteband. Date: circa 1917

Background imageHostess Collection: Photograph of Lady Dorothy Nevill in gown

Photograph of Lady Dorothy Nevill in gown, bonnet, gloves and with parasol. From a page captioned, Those Were the Days When Bad Taste Reigned Supreme'

Background imageHostess Collection: Photograph of Lady Dorothy Nevill and Mr John Burns at the Opening of the Victoria

Photograph of Lady Dorothy Nevill and Mr John Burns at the Opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum; One of the illustrations from the memoir "Under Five Reigns" by Lady Dorothy Nevill

Background imageHostess Collection: Thorneycroft Peter George Edward Baron 1909 1994

Thorneycroft Peter George Edward Baron 1909 1994
thorneycroft, peter, george, edward, baron, 1909, 1994, british, uk, tory, conservative, politician, politics, chancellor, exchequer, 1957, 1958, chairman, party, 1975, 1981, air, hostess, hostesses

Background imageHostess Collection: James Ramsay MacDonald, British Labour politician

James Ramsay MacDonald, British Labour politician
James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), British Labour politician, Prime Minister in 1924, and again 1929-1935

Background imageHostess Collection: Comic postcard, Woman offers man a drink Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman offers man a drink Date: 20th century

Background imageHostess Collection: Myrna Loy in Third Finger Left Hand (1940)

Myrna Loy in Third Finger Left Hand (1940)
Costume design by Dolly Tree for Myrna Loy in Third Finger Left Hand (1940) for a lovely hostess gown perfect for an evening at home

Background imageHostess Collection: Myrna Loy in Wife Versus Secretary (1936)

Myrna Loy in Wife Versus Secretary (1936)
A dramatic hostess gown with a square neck, designed by Dolly Tree for Myrna Loy in Wife Versus Secretary (1936)

Background imageHostess Collection: The Marchioness of Londonderry

The Marchioness of Londonderry
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (1878 - 1959), noted society hostess,

Background imageHostess Collection: Ninon de l Enclos, French author, courtesan

Ninon de l Enclos, French author, courtesan and salon hostess, 1615-1705

Background imageHostess Collection: Marion de Lorme, lover of the poet Desbarreaux, 1613-1650

Marion de Lorme, lover of the poet Desbarreaux, 1613-1650
Marion de Lorme, salon hostess, courtesan, lover of the poet Des Barreaux and Cardinal Richelieu, 1613-1650

Background imageHostess Collection: Marchioness of Londonderry, English political hostess

Marchioness of Londonderry, English political hostess
Theresa (Susey Helen), Marchioness of Londonderry (nee Chetwynd-Talbot, 1856-1919). 1896

Background imageHostess Collection: La Maitresse de Table d Hote

La Maitresse de Table d Hote

Background imageHostess Collection: Francoise de Graffigny, French novelist

Francoise de Graffigny, French novelist
Francoise de Graffigny (born d Issembourg Du Buisson d Happoncourt, 1695-1758), French novelist, playwright and salon hostess. 18th century

Background imageHostess Collection: Couples Relax Together Date: 1947

Couples Relax Together Date: 1947

Background imageHostess Collection: Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon

Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) - Hostess of Glamis Caste - taken just after she attained her majority

Background imageHostess Collection: FLOWERS FOR THE TABLE

FLOWERS FOR THE TABLE
The hostess instructs her maidservant as to the placing of a bowl of tulips Date: 1929

Background imageHostess Collection: TAMING OF THE SHREW / SLY

TAMING OF THE SHREW / SLY
Act I Scene I Christopher Sly and the hostess

Background imageHostess Collection: Inflight Scene 1934

Inflight Scene 1934
Passengers enjoying in-flight hospitality. An air hostess is serving cups of tea, probably on an Imperial Airways London to Paris flight. Date: circa 1934

Background imageHostess Collection: Yellow Black Ribbon Costume - Murrays Cabaret Club

Yellow Black Ribbon Costume - Murrays Cabaret Club
Yellow Black Ribbon Costume - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Willow - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Willow - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Willow - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Ticket Collector - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Ticket Collector - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Ticket Collector - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Ta Dah! - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Ta Dah! - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Ta Dah! - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Stripey T - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Stripey T - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Stripey T - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: South American Dancer - Murrays Cabaret Club Costume

South American Dancer - Murrays Cabaret Club Costume
South American Dancer - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Sophia - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Sophia - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Sophia - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Sofia - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Sofia - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Sofia - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageHostess Collection: Silvie - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Silvie - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Silvie - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London



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