Season Collection (page 20)

Crash on the dancefloor
Two girls crash into each other on a dancefloor and exclaim, Why does a girl have to dance backwards?. Date: 1955

Queen Elizabeth II at Chelsea Flower Show
Queen Elizabeth II visiting the Chelsea Flower Show in 1955, inspecting a rock garden feature that has taken her attention. She is conducted around the show by her maternal uncle, the Hon

The Four-in-Hand Club in Hyde Park
The Four-in-Hand Club which, together with the Coaching Club, used to assemble in Hyde Park in picturesque mail coaches from the 1840s era

The Tatler, Season Number 1926
Cover of The Tatlers Seasons Number for May 1926, featuring an illustration by Jean Gabriel Domergue of an elegant woman blowing up balloons or bubbles. Date: 1926

Tea on the lawn at Ranelagh
A typical scene at tea-time at Ranelagh on a polo Saturday, showing smart society seated at outdoor tables. Formerly the old Kit-Kat Club, Ranelagh

The Va et Vient at Rout and Revel by H. C
A typical scene outside a great London mansion (now sadly the majority have been demolished) showing smart society coming and going, or taking the night air on the steps to avoid the crush inside

A Morning Stroll at Stanhope Gate during the Season
Smart society strolling in the Stanhope Gate area of Hyde Park during the height of the London Season. Date: 1930

A Society ball in a London mansion during the Season
An impression of one of the many formal Society balls in a big London mansion during the Season showing an ambassador approaching two ladies (possibly with his dance card)

Debutantes about to be presented at court
Debutantes proceed through rooms at Buckingham Palace towards the ballroom where they will be presented to King George V and Queen Mary, thus signalling their entry into society. Date: 1930

A breath of air on the balcony at a London ball
A couple in evening dress take a moment to enjoy some fresh air by an open window or balcony, during a ball at one of the great London mansions at the height of the London Season. 1930

Cars in the Mall bearing debs to court presentations
A familiar sight in central London during the Season - a long line of cars snaking its way up the Mall towards Buckingham Palace

What Piccadilly Circus looks like in the early morning
A typical early morning scene in Piccadilly Circus, showing a a smart gentleman in a hansom, heading westward towards Piccadilly, perhaps from a club (the caption suggests the Garrick)

The Gala of the Ton, Carlton House Terrace during the Season
A huge house on Carlton House Terrace, ablaze with lights during the London Season. Elegant guests at a ball or party can be seen arriving by car, while up on the verandah or portico

Spring Life in Town and Country, the London Season 1840s
Four vignettes showing London society during the Season in the 1840s, together with amusing verses. Top left is The Drawing Room

A Garden Party at Holland House
A garden party at Holland House, Kensington during the height of the London Season. Holland House, originally known as Cope Castle when it was built in 1605

Drawing Room, St. James Palace c. 1750
A drawing room at St. Jamess Palace during the reign of King George III, when the nobility would be formally presented at Court, thus establishing their place in society. Date: 1750

Members of the enclosure at Ascot
Smart society in the members enclosure at Royal Ascot in June 1930, watching one of the ten races in the programme with interest. Date: 1930

Incidents of a debutantes first drawing room
Double page spread from the Illustrated London News depicting a series of scenes showing the process for a debutante to be presented to the Queen at court

A Vignette of the London Season
Two elegant young women discuss the number of invitations they have received to parties during the London Season of 1931. Date: 1931

Mrs Esmond Harmsworth & Mr & Mrs Sweeny at Ascot
The Hon. Mrs Esmond Harmsworth in the paddock at Ascot on Gold Cup Day, wearing black with two silver foxes (bit excessive in June)

Sphere suspenders advertisement
Advertisement for the Sphere Suspender Company of Leicester, suggesting they are the best choice for the elite of the Country when they are presented at court because of the smart lines imparted to

Dolly debs for the Berkeley Dress Show
A group of twenty girls chosen from 200 hopefuls to take part in the opening event of the London season, the Berkeley Dress Show (formerly the Berkeley Debutante Dress Show)

The Perfect Debutante by Adrian Porter
Front cover of The Perfect Debutante, a book of humorous verse and sketches from 1937 taking the reader through the hilarious pitfalls and pleasures of the social season

A Dowager during the London Season
Sketch of a dowager, one of the cliched characters of the traditional London Season, perhaps acting as a chaperone and peering through her lorgnette

Debutantes at Queen Charlottes Ball
All in white with scarlet satin hearts around their necks (a gift from Schiaparelli), debutantes at the Queen Charlottes Ball of 1939. Date: 1939

The Tatler front cover, London Season Number - old school ti
Front cover of The Tatler, heralding in the London Season for 1959 and featuring a selection of old school ties from notable public schools, asking the question, Can you spot an escort by his tie

Dancing to Tommy Kinsmans band at Quaglino s
A ball during the 1959 London Season held at Quaglinos in aid of the National Playing Fields Association and Surrey County Cricketers

The Sketch front cover 1955, Chelsea Flower Show
Front cover of The Sketch featuring an illustration of two elegant ladies among the blooms at the annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Date: 1955

Fashions for Ascot from Marshall & Snelgrove
Advertisement for Marshall & Snelgrove of London, suggesting billowing organdie for Ascot. The long dresses, picture hats

Kissing her Majestys hand, learning to curtsey at court
A young woman is tutored in the art of gracefully dropping to a curtsey during her presentation at court at the school of Miss Cowper Coles

Duchess of Gloucester cuts cake, Queen Charlottes Ball
The Duchess of Gloucester (1901 -2004) cutting the giant cake holding 194 electric candles representing the number of years since the birth of Queen Charlotte at the ball named after her

Society in Hyde Park during the London Season, 1886
Smart society promenading and riders on their horses in Rotten Row, in Hyde Park during the height of the London Season in 1886. Date: 1886

Guests arrive at a ball during the London Season, 1886
Hundreds of guests ascend the stately staircase of a large hall inside a London mansion to attend a ball or reception during the London Season. Date: 1886

Society in Hyde Park, 1903
Smart society promenading and people in carriages in in Hyde Park during the height of the London Season in 1903. Date: 1903

A Presentation Party Dress, 1957
A dress and monkey jacket by California Cottons in pure silk of dark green spattered with pale flowers. The dress is sleeveless and would be perfect for cocktail parties. Date: 1957

A debutante arrives at the photographers, 1902
A debutante, having been presented at court at a royal drawing room at Buckingham Palace, arrives in the rain to have her picture taken at a photographers studio

Tatler front cover, London Season Number 1958
Front cover of The Tatler, reporting on the London Season, though it would be the last year that debutantes were presented at court

Duchess of Kent at the Chelsea Flower Show
A sketch showing Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, elegantly dressed as always, and inspecting some outsize roses at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1950. Date: 1950

The Debutantes Birthday Ball - Queen Charlotte s
Scenes at Grosvenor House for Queen Charlottes Ball, the pinnacle of the Season for a debutante by the 1950s, showing the girls arriving in their white dresses

Sketch front cover, the London Season 1950
Front cover of The Sketch magazine, May 1950, ushering in the London Season and showing a debutante hastily changing in between social engagements

Tatler front cover, London Season 1963 - Jean Shrimpton
Front cover of The Tatler magazine, 3 April 1963, heralding the arrival of another London Season. and featuring iconic sixties model, Jean Shrimpton

Vera Fokina, Russian ballet dancer
Vera Fokina (nee Antonova, 1886-1958), Russian ballet dancer, wife of Mikhail Fokine. In 1914 she was dancing in a Russian season at Drury Lane, London. Date: July 1914

Coronation shopping
Items chosen for their elegance and distinction which is an integral part of the coronation season; these include alice headbands, evening gloves, bath oil and flairessence

Business card design, woman shooting birds
Business card design, depicting a woman shooting birds. Date: 20th century

Easter Greetings by Florence Hardy
An Easter Greetings card by Florence Hardy, with a procession of young ladies carrying pink flowers. Date: early 20th century

Ploughmans Lunch
A ploughman takes a well- earned lunch break during the autumn ploughing season on a farm in Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Westminster Swimmers
A line of girls about to dive into the swimming pool at Westminster Baths at the start of the bathing season. Date: early 1930s

Christmas Mistletoe being pulled along atop a wooden frame
Delightful Chromolithograph Christmas greetings postcard by Ellen H. Clapsaddle depicting a large bunch of Christmas mistletoe, tied up with a red ribbon, being pulled along atop a wooden frame sled

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