Romantic Collection (page 34)

COSTUME / MEN / 1826
D-B coat with gigot sleeves, velvet collar, hip pockets, cut-away at the front & vents, pleats & hip buttons at the back; white strapped pantaloons, pleated shirt

Costume / Monocle 1826
Brown coat: velvet collar, hip pockets & pocket flaps & knee length skirts; waistcoat with a diamond pattern & protective coverings strapped beneath the instep & covering the calves

Striped Cossacks 1823
Straw hat with broad brim & spreading crown, loosely tied plaid cravat, grey frock coat with roll collar, blue striped cossacks with fly front, white waistcoat, yellow fob ribbon

KUBLA KHAN - CHASM
KUBLA KHAN The deep romantic chasm

COTE D AZUR STYLE 1915
Fashion panarama showing the variety of styles available during 1915. Amongst the full- skirted creations are gowns with low backs & long narrow skirts with trains

Reading a Romantic Novel
A lady obviously keen on her Romantic novels (and her warm alcoholic beverages) remarks: " Kitty take those books to the library and change them: I m fond of the rumantic "

Sultry Dinner Date
Dinner date, wearing an evening dress ornamented with seed pearls, is obviously nervous as she awaits her blind date judging by the drinks she has lined up

Romantic Dinner / Woof
Sultry brunette dinner date in strapless decollete evening gown, diamante necklace & earrings, lights her cigarette in a holder from a candle. Her man friend stands by

Byron at Harrow
As a schoolboy at Harrow, his favourite haunt was the churchyard, where he liked to lie on this tomb in a picturesque and romantic manner

London Fashions 1830
English fashions in a French magazine! Do tricolore ribbons reveal sympathy for the revolution? White redingotes: mancherons, tight sleeves with a puffed upper, bonnets & veils

Viennese Fashion 1830
Viennese fashion: Ankle length skirts with a flounce at knee level, worn with gauze blouses with a double flounce at shoulder level extending round the entire garment

Bohemian Castle
BURG KARLSTEIN - an impressively romantic castle of Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic)

Costume / Girl & Mum 1835
Blue silk & black velvet pelisse-mantle with hanging sleeves, lace edged collar & brooch. Girl: pink mantle with imbecile sleeves & large revers, peaked cap with tassel

Romance - Glorious Apolo
GLORIOUS APOLLO by E Barrington - tremendous story of Lord Byrons life and loves

Schloss Rhazuns
SCHLOSS (CASTLE) RHAZUNS perched on top of a cliff overlooking a lake. Some weary peasants trudge up steep bank in the foreground

Jungfrau Mountain
JUNGFRAU MOUNTAIN, SWITZERLAND Three hikers stop to admire the romantic scenery. A small lean-to can be seen behind them - a place to rest & shelter from the elements

Staubach Falls
STAUBACH FALLS, SWITZERLAND A woodcutter works against this dramatic backdrop

Dance 1830 France
An alfresco ball during the Romantic epoque

MOTHER KNOWSBEST
Edna Ferbers book deals with the vicissitudes of a womans career on Broadway : this edition is illustrated with scenes from the silent movie starring Madge Bellamy

Percy Shelley / Tietze
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY English romantic poet

Percy Shelley / Holl / 1819
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY English romantic poet

Percy Shelley / Beyerhaus
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY English romantic poet

Lord Byron in 1807
GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON English poet in 1807

Theatre / Plays / Hugo
The first night of HERNANI at the Comedie Francaise - the romantic drama arouses opposition among supporters of conventional theatre

Don Quixote dreaming of knightly exploits -- to dream the impossible dream!

Scene from Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing
A scene from Shakespeares comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, depicting Beatrice and Benedick in the garden

James Macpherson, Scottish writer and politician
James Macpherson, Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the " translator" of the Ossian cycle of poems (their authenticity has been disputed)

MENs COATS 1828
Grey overcoat with cape & hip pockets. Brown D-B frock coat with gigot sleeves, shirt with stand collar & pointed cuffs, patterned cravat, top hat, cane & strapped pantaloons

Evening Dress 1826
Short black cut-away coat with gigot sleeves, M -cut collar, white waistcoat, silk under- waistcoat, top hat, black pumps & Wellington pantaloons (buttoned at the calf)

Man & Boy / Costume 1827
Man: grey D-B overcoat, full skirts, gigot sleeves, hip pockets & beaver fur collar. Boy: quartered cap with pom- pom & Athenienne coat with mother-of-pearl buttons

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