Vanity Collection (page 5)

Becky Sharp, a play, Lyceum Theatre, Ipswich
Becky Sharp, a play based on Thackerays novel, Vanity Fair, at the Lyceum Theatre, Ipswich, previously at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London

Advert for Edwards Harlene hair product 1896
Luxury Harlene hair tonic, restores the hair promotes the growth, arrests the fall, strengthens the roots. 1896

Advert for Edwards Harlene hair product 1893
Harlene for the hair, World-renowned hair producer and restorer. Prevents baldness and turning grey. 1893

Advert for Beethams Larola skin care 1904
Beethams Larola skin product for womens skin and complexion from the effects of sun, wind, frost and hard water, available from chemist stores. Date: 1904

Foot x rays showing damage done by wearing high heels
A double page spread from The Sketch reporting on the unnatural stresses put on the feet by the wearing of high heels, which had been banned by the French medical profession being bad for the feet

William Lygon, Vanity Fair, Spy
WILLIAM LYGON, 7th Earl BEAUCHAMP (1872-1938), styled Viscount Elmley until 1891. British Liberal politician and Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901

W G Grace / Vanity Fair
Full length illustration of W G Grace

Vain man at a mirror on a comic greetings card, with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Abu Bakar, Sultan of Johore (Johor), Malaysia (Sultan Sir Abu Bakar ibni Al-Marhum Tun Temenggung Raja Daing Ibrahim, 1833-1895). 1891

Advert for Royal Worcester corsets 1914
Slim silhouette of women wearing waist-line corsets. 1914

Advert for Hindes Limited hair curler 1893
Hindes Limited hair curlers, used without heat. 1893

Paul Nelke, businessman
PAUL NELKE Businessman and racehorse owner Date: 1860 -

Spurgeon (Vanity Fair)
CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON English Baptist minister and noted preacher Date: 1834 - 1892

General Kuropatkin, Russia
ALEXEI NIKOLAIEVICH KUROPATKIN Russian general. Below are the words: I regret to report... (after losing the Battle of Mukden during the Russo-Japanese War). Date: 1848 - 1921

Advert for Bellins Wonderstoen hair removal 1933
Remove unwanted hair with this danity disc. Perfumed disc that is easy to use, passes over the affected part leaving the skin hair-free. Date: 1933

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1922
Peggy appeared at our salons, just as you see her in the left-hand photograph, Peggys hair had been the despair of her mother

Thomas Gibson Bowles (15 January 1841 12 January 1922), generally known as Tommy Bowles, founder of the magazines The Lady and the English Vanity Fair

Shingled bobbed hair by Eugene 1923
Bobbed, tresses by the shingled, by Eugene, Grafton Street, Bond Street, London. 1923

Advert for Hindes hair brushes 1923
The very brush for the hair. " Just the very thing" is an expression in every-day use a commonplace in the English language

Advert for Beetham Larola skin care 1939
For face and hands - and a soft smooth skin. Icy winds and frequent changes of temperature are deadly enemies of the delicate skin tissues

Edward G. Hemmerde, Vanity Fair, Spy
EDWARD GEORGE HEMMERDE (1871-1948) English rower, barrister, playwright and politician. Liberal Party Member of Parliament for East Denbighshire

7th Viscount Galway, Vanity Fair, Spy
GEORGE EDMUND MILNES MONCKTON-ARUNDELL 7th Viscount Galway (1844-1931) British Conservative politician and courtier. Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire North from 1872 until 1885 when

Sir William M. Gomm, Vanity Fair, Spy
Field Marshal SIR WILLIAM MAYNARD GOMM (1784-1875) British Army commander. Was appointed Constable of the Tower of London in 1872. Caption: Constable of the Tower Date: 1784 - 1875

Sir James Fergusson, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR JAMES FERGUSSON, 6th Baronet (1832-1907) British soldier, Conservative politician and colonial administrator. Postmaster General (1891-1892). Caption: A Postmaster General Date: 1832-1907

9th Earl of Denbigh, Vanity Fair, Spy
RUDOLPH ROBERT BASIL ALOYSIUS AUGUSTINE FEILDING, 9th Earl of Denbigh, 8th Earl of Desmond (1859-1939) The eldest son of the 8th Earl of Denbigh. Caption: H.A.C. Date: 1859 - 1939

Robert Dalglish MP, Vanity Fair, Spy
ROBERT DALGLISH (1808-1880) Scottish Radical politician and Member of Parliament for Glasgow from 1857 to 1874. Caption: The most popular man in the House of Commons Date: 1808 - 1880

Richard Henn Collins, Vanity Fair, Quiz
RICHARD HENN COLINS, Baron Collins (1842-1911) Anglo-Irish lawyer and judge. Caption: Smiths Leading Cases Date: 1842 - 1911

Oliver Fry, editor of
Oliver Armstrong Fry, editor of Vanity Fair, pictured in his office surrounded by the famous caricatures by " Spy". Born in Tasmania, he was educated at St. Johns College, Cambridge

Cc Boycott / Vanity Fair
CHARLES CUNNINGHAM BOYCOTT Agent for estates in County Mayo, victim of ostracism by Irish Land League agitators

Puritan Woman
A young Puritan reads The Bible, but allows herself a touch of vanity in her dress

Vanity Fair / Col. Crawley
Colonel Crawley is wanted

Huxley / Vanity Fair / Ape
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY scientist

Advert for International Hair Co. 1912
Latest transformation in wiglets for women. 1912

Advert for Marius Heng hairpieces 1912
New fashionable creations by incorporating fake hair to make attrative hair styles. 1912

Leslie War (Spy)
Sir Leslie Ward (1851-1922_ pseudonym: SPY, English caricaturist on Vanity Fair (from 1873), and portrait painter Date: 1899

Vanity Fair Transformation Playing Card -- Two of Clubs. 1895

Advert for Truefitt & Hill - hair stylists & products 1937
Where Artistry Defies Comparison. Permanent wave, who are not mere slaves to fashion. 1937

Advert for Unwin & Albert fringes 1898
Made of natural curling and waving hair, not affected by the sea air! 1898

Advert for Edwards Harlene hair product 1902
Harlene for the hair, the great hair producer and restorer, World renowed remedy for baldness. Endorsed by Mabel Love, British dancer and stage actress, celebrated as a young woman of beauty. 1902

Advert for Thierry Schram, hair and beauty 1909
Hairstyles designed by Thierry Schram, Paris. Showing women with increased volume to the width and back, using small accessories to finish off the style. 1909

Advert for Marius Heng, hair and beauty 1909
Latest creations for Marius Heng, hair styles with accessories. 1909

Advert for Marius Heng, hair and beauty 1912
Advert for Marius Heng, lighter wigs with accessories. 1912

Advert for Noirat, hairpieces 1910
Advert for Noirat, pre-made fashionable wiglets for evening dress, an exhibition in Brussels, Noirat, won a prize for its hairpieces. 1910

Advert for Noirat, hair and beauty 1912
Advertisement for Noirat, showing women with increased visual width at the back of the head using wavy wigs, also wearing discrete headbands with feather and combs. 1912

Advert for William Cuverville wigs & decorative bands 1912
Advertisement for William Cuverville, womens wavy hairpieces and decorative bands with feathers. Photograph of women making wiglets, with male supervisors looking over them. 1912

Advert for Noirat, hairpieces 1912
Advertisement for Noirat, wavy hairpieces for women with elegant ornamented bands and hair combs. 1912

Advert for Marius Heng, Edwardian hair specialist 1906
Elegant woman with a pompadour hairstyle that would be fitting for a tricorn hat, low crown and broad brim, pinned up on either side of the head and at the back, producing a triangular shape. 1906

Advert for Marius Heng, hair and beauty 1905
Advert for Marius Heng, hair and beauty. 1905

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