Nov18 Collection (page 2)

Bathing at the Lido, near Venice
Bathers enjoying the warm waters of the Adriatic Sea at the Venice Lido in 1901. The building of the bathing establishment ( stabilimenti ), seen here on the left

The morning lounge at Biarritz
Scene on the beach at Biarritz in 1866, about a decade after the resort on the SW French coast was made fashionable by Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie

The afternoon promenade at Biarritz on the SW coast of France, made into a fashionable resort by Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie who built the Villa Eugenie here. Date: 1866

Violet Gordon Charlesworth
A portrait of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884), showcasing her elaborate and expensive clothing. She became notorious for faking her own death in 1909 by allegedly being thrown from her motor

The Countess Paul Munster
Countess Paul Munster, wife of Prince Alexander of Munster of Derneberg, formerly Miss Muriel Hay. Date: 1924

E. M. Delafield
Edmee Elizabeth Monica Dashwood (nee de la Pasture), otherwise known as the writer E.M. Delafield (1890-1943). Best known for her book, " Diary of a Provincial Lady", published in 1930

Famous Trains and their Destinations
Page from The Bystander featuring five of the society women wearing their costumes for the Railway Ball to be held at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in aid of the Kensington

Heath Robinson and his design for Empress of India murals
William Heath Robinson at work on a panel that would eventually be used to decorate the Knickerbocker bar on board the Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of India

Muriel Harris by Madame Yevonde
Muriel Harris, author of The Black Bag, a story published in The Bystander and winner of a 1000 prize offered by Jonathan Cape and Harper Bros. in their competition for a first novel

Pandora and her box by Sogata
A stylised idea of Pandora opening her box, and in this case finding many jewels. 1930

The Bystander, Arming for the Fray by Barribal 1930
Front cover illustration for The Bystander by William Barribal featuring a woman with flame red hair using a hand mirror to apply lipstick. Date: 1930

Knitted outfit by Schiaparelli 1930
A beige and brown knitted tricot sweater with demure front buttons and a little basque that emerges from below the belt. 1930

Bystander Winter Sports Number 1930
Front cover of The Bystander magazines Winter Sports number featuring two stylish skiiers on the piste. Date: 1930

Bystander masthead, Motor Show number 1930
Design for The Bystander magazines masthead referencing the Olympia motor show, where all the fashionable flappers go. Date: 1930

The Brave and the Fair at Pourville
Some impressions of the Grand Hotel and Casino at Pourville on the Normandy coast, one of a number of resorts in the area to attract the chic and sophisticated society. Date: 1924

Beach bar at Biarritz with notable personalities
A group of well-knowns at the beach bar at Biarritz. From left, Mr and Mrs Ormond Lawson-Johnston, Lady Furness (Thelma Furness, mistress of the Prince of Wales)

Mrs Gerard D Erlanger at Biarritz
Mrs Gerard D Erlanger, formerly the pianist Egythe Baker, pictured underneath a parasol at Biarritz. Date: 1932

America - The Stamp Act - Celebrating the repeal of the Act of March 22, 1765 in May 1766 with The Liberty-Pole Festival. The Liberty Pole was known to be a symbol of dissent against Great Britain

Prince Arthur at Leeds, declaring Roundhay Park open
Visit of Prince Arthur, later Duke of Connaught to Leeds in September 1872. Pictured here declaring Roundhay Park open. 1872

Prince Arthur at Leeds, procession at Chapeltown
Visit of Prince Arthur, later Duke of Connaught to the city of Leeds. Procession at the junction of Chapeltown and Roundhay Park roads. 1872

Prince Arthur at Leeds, Arrival of the Prince at town hall
Prince Arthur, later Duke of Connaught, arriving at Leeds town hall during a royal visit to the city in September 1872. 1872

1930s woman walking dog - Daimler car
A woman in a red suit joyfully talking her wire-haired fox terrier for a walk. No wonder shes so carefree. That car is a Daimler. Date: 1936

Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow at Monte Carlo Beach pool
Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Miss Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress pictured by the Monte Carlo Beach Hotel swimming pool on the French Riviera. 1936

Count & Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow at Monte Carlo Beach
Count and Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress, lunching beside the pool at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera. Date: 1936

Society on a speedboat at Monte Carlo
On a speed-boat near the Summer Sporting Club, Monte Carlo, the Hon. Kay Norton (right), Mrs Richard Hoffman of New York (left) and (in the foreground), Lady Castlerosse

Barbara Hutton swimming at Monte Carlo beach
Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, aka the Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton, having a swimming lesson in the Monte Carlo Beach swimming pool on the French Riviera. Date: 1936

Viscountess Moore by Madame Yevonde
Viscountess Moore, wife of the Earl of Droghedas only son, who, before her marriage was Joan Carr the well-known radio star

Sketch cover - Lady Milbanke by Madame Yevonde
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of Lady Milbanke, a la Marie Stuart due to her peaked Tudor style hat. Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm, daughter of Harry Chisholm of Sydney, NSW

Marchioness of Cambridge by Madame Yevonde
The Marchioness of Cambridge, wife of the second Marquess, who was a nephew of Queen Mary. She was formerly Miss Dorothy Isabel Westenra Hastings and married Lord Cambridge in 1923

The Hon. Pamela Dillon by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Pamela Dillon, only daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Dillon photographed by Madame Yevonde at the time of her engagement to Viscount Cranley of the Life Guards. Date: 1936

Sketch cover - five views of Chatelaine of Naworth, Yevonde
Front cover of The Sketch featuring an unusual portrait of the Countess of Carlisle, formerly the Hon. Bridget Hore-Ruthven

Rosamond Broughton with Miss Gibbs by Madame Yevonde
Miss Rosamond Broughton, debutante daughter of Sir Delves and Lady Broughton, pictured with her young, Siamese gibbon, Miss Gibbs, who is clinging on to her shoulder in the most affectionate manner

The Bully by Cecil Aldin
A Sealyham Terrier gets aggressive with a frightened-looking English bull terrier. Models based on Aldins own dogs, Cracker the bull terrier and Woggles the Sealyham. Date: 1936

The Earl & Countess of Shrewsbury & Talbot wedding, Yevonde
Marriage of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot to Miss Nadine Crofton-Atkins, younger daughter of Brigadier-General and Mrs C. R. Crofton-Atkins of Trobridge, Crediton, Devon

Jeni Le Gon by Madame Yevonde
Jeni LeGon (August 14, 1916 December 7, 2012), also credited as Jeni Le Gon, American dancer, dance instructor, and actress

The Sketch Spring Number 1953
Front cover of The Sketch Spring Number featuring an illustration of a woman wearing a flower bedecked picture hat. Date: 1953

Lady Tweedsmuir and daughter Joanna by Madame Yevonde
Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, PC (nÚÑáThomson; 25 January 1915 11 March 1978), Unionist and Conservative politician and wife of Johnnie Buchan

The Sketch Spring Fashion Number 1953
Front cover of The Sketch magazine by Strevens featuring a romantic illustration of an Edwardian lady. Date: 1953

The Season in Cairo - at the Ghezereh Palace
The grounds of the Gezereh Palace Hotel, one of the most fashionable rendezvous in Cairo during the winter season when smart society flocked there

A Scene on the Grand Canal, Venice, 1898
A greeting on the water - a chap raises his boater and takes the hand of a lady passing in a gondola on the Grand Canal in Venice. Date: 1898

Hotels in Egypt
Health and Sunshine Beckon You to Egypt Advertisement for Egypts top hotels catering to wealthy European and American tourists who went to Cairo for the season during the winter months

Road to the Pyramids during the Season in Egypt
The road from Cairo to the pyramids at Giza clogged with traffic on a Sunday afternoon during the season in Egypt when wealthy Westerner travelled there to enjoy the warm weather, good society

Maurice & Leonora Hughes at Biarritz by Sem
The famous exhibition ballroom dancers, Maurice and Leonora Hughes caricatured at Biarritz by the French cartoonist Sem (Georges Goursat)

Suzanne Lenglen at Biarritz
Suzanne Lenglen (1899-1938) who had just won the The Ladies Tennis Championship at Wimbledon for the fifth time in succession that year, pictured at ease at Biarritz in her latest jumper. 1923

Life Savers on a Continental beach
Life savers stationed on an unidentified Continental beach in 1923. Any adventurous swimmer who dared to swim out a little further than what was deemed perfectly safe was forcibly rescued often with

George Studdy as guest at Society of Jewish Artists
Artist George Studdy, regular contributor to The Sketch and creator of the famous Bonzo the cartoon dog, pictured as guest of honour at the Society of Jewish Artists in 1923. 1923

Countess Poulett, formerly the actress Sylvia Storey (1889-1947) remembered as a Gibson Girl and for her role of Lady Hamilton in, The Gay Gordons. Married the 7th Earl Poulett in 1908

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