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The It Girl by George WhitelawColour illustration showing an attractive socialite surrounded by attentive gentlemen
Chelsea Arts Ball - Noel Coward and Ivor NovelloA group at the Annual Chelsea Arts Club Ball, held at the Royal Albert Hall every New Years Eve. Back row from left, Mr Frank Verner Leveson, Mrs Calthrop, Ivor Novello, Miss Gladys Cooper
Gebrauchsgrafik illustration, 1928Highly stylised art deco illustration showing three people (one woman and two men) in evening dress, sitting on what look like cocktail stools
The Toast by William Heath RobinsonA charming and detailed scene showing a large extended family, or possibly group of villagers drinking a toast around a large table groaning with delicious fruit pies, turkey, jelly, soup
Chelsea Arts Club BallAn impression of the Dazzle Ball of the Chelsea Arts Club held to celebrate the Allied victory at the end of World War One. Costumes were inspired by the dazzle
The Chelsea Arts Club Dazzle BallA flamboyant fancy-dress ball given by the Chelsea Arts Club at the Albert Hall. It was based on the principles of Dazzle
The Sites of London, by William Heath RobinsonHumorous designs for London fancy dress parties by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
Roman orgy to celebrate the SaturnaliaRoman men and women having an orgy to celebrate the Saturnalia, held in honour of the god Saturn. Date: circa 1st century
Peace, Perfect Peace by Heath Robinson. Being the Morning after the Night Before. The aftermath of energetic peace celebrations to mark the end of the First World War
The Party by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a pink dress entertains her toys with a tea party in her playroom
The Bright Young People at a partyA group of Bright Young Things at Captain Macheacans fancy dress party where guests were instructed to come as a living celebrity
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Ethiopian EmbassyQueen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arriving at the Ethiopian Embassy for a private dinner party given by the Emperor of Ethiopia (Haile Selassie) during a visit to Britain
Naval manoeuvres on East Coast by G. H. DavisThe naval manoeuvres of 1913: the varying fortunes of the East Coast raiding parties. How the Humber Ports were raided last week by the Red fleet
Mrs Whighams Ascot PartyA group at a house party held by Mrs George Hay Whigham at her home at Ascot, during Ascot Week. From left, Mr, C. Moore, Miss Margaret Whigham (Mrs Whighams daughter, later the Duchess of Argyll)
Fairies by Hilda MillerEnchanting illustration depicting a group of fairies holding hands and dancing through a field of flowers, while butterflies overhead mimic their dance steps
Deana Martin and Ray Williams dancing at a 1960s nightclubDeana Martin (1948-), daughter of American singer Dean Martin, dances with music producer Ray Williams (1947-) in Tiles, a swinging nightclub in Oxford Street, London. 1966
Suffragette W. S. P. U Pinner Constance LyttonSuffragette W.S.P.U Pinner Constance Lytton. The Pinner, Middlesex, branch of the Womens Social and Political Union, captioned on reverse, W.S.P.U Garden Party given by Mr. & Mrs
The Balloon Baby by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a frilly dress and bonnet marches along with a doll under warm and a bunch of balloons in her other hand
Dinner Party at HomeA lavish dinner party takes place in a French household
Christmas crackers box labelLabel for a box of Batgers Carnival crackers featuring a couple in fancy dress, he dressed as Harlequin, playing a ukelele and a banjo
Boy and girl in paper hats pull a cracker at the party table Date: circa 1929
The Tatler cover - Fashion for debutantes - partyFront cover of society magazine, The Tatler featuring a photograph of people doing what looks like the twist at the annual ball of the Heythrop Hunt held at R.A.F. Little Rissington
Advert for Finnigans, New Bond Street, London, W1Black and white advert in the Sketch for Finnigans of New Bond Street, London, featuring their Private Cocktail Bar which was...fitted at Back with shelves and compartments for Glasses, Bottles, etc
A Vintage Season for DebutantesPage from The Tatler by the magazines social editor, Jennifer, listing some of the events taking place during the Season of 1957, together with portraits of two debutantes
On with the dance by Lewis BaumerA fancy dress ball in full swing in the early 1920s with couples on the dance floor in costume and balloons and streamers filling the air. Date: 1921
The Graphic Christmas Number 1926 front coverFront cover of The Graphic Christmas Number 1926 featuring an illustration depicting party goers arriving at a fancy dress ball
Busy Coronation street tea-partyA street tea-party in Dante Road, Kennington, London, celebrating the Coronation of King George VI. Date: 1937
Cocktails by BairdA wonderful, stylised illustration showing a fashionable flapper girl not only drinking a cocktail but hallucinating about them also
Craven Lodge Fancy BallA page from The Tatler, featuring photographs and a report on the Craven Lodge Fancy Ball in Melton, Leicestershire, a New Year party with a prehistoric fancy dress theme
Nellie Wallaces party at Warwick SquareA large group of guests gathered on the stairs at the engagement party of comedienne, Nellie Wallace and Mr. J. Selwyn Smithurst at Warwick Square, London
Banquet scene in the Egyptian Hall at Mansion House in London, 1808. Engraving by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for The Microcosm of London published by Rudolph Ackermann (1808-1810). Engraving
Batgers Musical Party CrackersA group enjoy a party game where everyone is given a whistle and one person, wearing a rather silly party hat, stands up and conducts
Batgers CrackersA girl in a yellow party frock and matching hat slides down a staircase on a tea tray while a motley group of revellers in fancy dress cheer her on
Barricades 1588THE WARS OF RELIGION The Ligue Catholique organises the Day of Barricades in Paris, with street fighting between the opposing parties
PARTY / DARE HE? MISTLETOEDARE HE ? A girl pauses beneath a mistletoe sprig, wondering if hes man enough to seize his chance... Date: 1920
Lady Louis Mountbatten - Tatler front coverThe Hon. Mrs Wilfred Ashley (left), Colonel Geoffrey Carr-Glyn and Mrs Ashleys daughter, Lady Louis Mountbatten (1901 - 1960), later Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Turtle Soup AdvertisementT.K Belliss Real Turtle Soup. Guarenteed to be the product of the Finest Imported Live Turtle. Delicious and economical, nourishing, sustaining and easily digested
Royal Garden Party Straight from their visit to Scotland, their Majesties held a Garden Party in brilliant weather in the grounds of Buckingham Palace
The Maske of Flowers at Grays Inn given in commemoration of Queen Victorias Jubilee
Party / Rejoicing 1920SMen and women doing a lively dance - Rejoicing!
Washington Xmas DinnerGeorge Washington, at Christmas dinner at his home at Mount Vernon, proposes a toast To all our friends
Advert / Gold Flake CigsWillss Gold Flake at Tennis Parties - the Mans cigarette that Women like
Before Guests ArriveThe hostess examines her table setting to make sure she hasn t forgotten anything
Trombonist 1890S PhotoWho is this unnamed trombonist of Bristol, posing so glumly with his instrument ? Did he perform at parties ? If so, he was doubtless the life and soul of the evening
WW2 - Hall Barn, near Beaconsfield, which was re-purposed during wartime to the production of hospital supplies under its chatelaine the Honourable Mrs E F Lawson
Miss Margaret Whigham and her parentsMiss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured with her parents Mr and Mrs George Hay Whigham at a a ball they held at their house, Queens Hill
Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956United States Air Force - Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956 (MSN 183-1002), the number 2 YF-104 seen with a pilot in partial pressure suitat its unveiling at Palmdale, CA. on 17 April 1956
German elections 1912Illustration showing how inside the Reichstag is divided and how the German parities were decided at the dissolution. The above view shows the semi-circular floor of the House