Worth Collection (page 4)

Battle of Monterey
At the battle of Monterey, the Americans under general Worth storm Independence Hill, enabling them to dominate the Mexican position in the Obispado (Bishops Palace)

Worth Going to Bed For by Harold Earnshaw
Illustration by Harold Cecil Earnshaw to accompany a rhyme by J.M. Barrie, showing a little boy fast asleep and enjoying a particularly vivid dream crammed with castles, pirates, elephants

Ready for a Drive
Preparing for an outing in their motor-car, one lady wears a printed velvet ensemble by Worth, her companion a satin crepe and woollen afternoon ensemble

Romanov Deathplace
Someone thought it worth while taking a photo, however poor, of the building where the tsar and his family were murdered

Henri IV Submits
In order to take Paris, Henri IV agrees to placate his Catholic opponents by a nominal conversion to Catholicism - Paris is worth a mass !

THE SORRY TALE novel communicated by Patience Worth through American psychic Mrs John H Curran (Pearl Curran)

Battle of Worth 1870
Battle of Worth : Bavarians against Spahis in a woodland setting

Fashion House - Creation
A couturier creates a new model : this could be M. WORTH in the throes of inspiration

Caproni Ca-90
The worlds largest landplane (for the time being) this six engine heavy bomber will never have the chance to prove its worth, being obsolete by the next time Italy goes to war

Dinner Dress / Worth 1921
Pink dress by Worth with cap sleeves, deep V -neck, slightly low waisted & with a skirt composed of sections of tiers of fringing creating an uneven hemline

Imperia / Dress by Worth
Design by Worth: white fur coat with thick collar, sleeveless gown with tapering straps, flaring skirt with brown fur hem & a vandyked motif in gold

Tunic Dress / Worth 1924
Tunic dress by Worth in an ornate monochrome print with red detailing, plain central panel with motif, sash tied at the hips & a double skirt with a plain pleated flounce

Don t Drop the Absinthe
Six sous worth of absinthe and a sou of bread - and don t drop the bottle!

Worth Fur Coat 1924
Fur hat & coat by Worth: wrap- over front, low-waisted with a full skirt & sash belt in black fur with a high collar, funnel sleeves & hem detail in a spotted cat fur

Dinner Robe / Worth 1913
Tango dress by Worth: draped & split skirt with a train, high waist with sash, long under- sleeves with engageantes (ruffled cuffs) & an exotic beaded headdress with aigrette

Worth Evening Dress 1913
Worth dress in an exotic shade of orange: high-waisted, decorative belt & shoulder straps, puffed & draped skirt with a train, translucent black sleeves

Tailor-Made / Worth 1914
Elegant tailor-made costume by Worth: tubular skirt, flared open tunic in 2 colours, directoire style jacket with stand-fall collar, hat worn over one eye

Coats by Worth 1923
Orientally inspired coats by Worth based on a Kimono: orange with voluminous hanging sleeves & fur trim & collar; puce wrap over coat with fur lining & embroidered panels

Evening Dress / Worth 1923
Orientally inspired gowns by Worth in lacquer reds: wrap over with diamante bows, fur trim & matching jacket; floral embroidered panels, sash & gored skirt with train

Afternoon Dress 1922
As the autumn leaves fall, a lady takes her saluki for its walk : they pause beneath a tree, pondering the mutability of nature, the rhythm of the changing seasons... Date: 1922

Evening Dress / Worth 1922
Strapless gold dress draped up over one hip & tied with a large sash bow which creates a train; ornately patterned barrel-line dress worn over a strapless gold slip

Tailored Suit by Worth
Tailored suit by Worth in salmon pink & black: sac-like jacket with half-length sleeves, pockets & high loose fitting collar & a barrel-line skirt or 2-piece dress

Costume / Women / 1930
Printed chiffon dress with corsage on left. Sculptured bodice marocain dress on right

Franco-Pruss / Bleibtreu
After the Battle of Worth, Crown Prince Wilhelm riding among his men

Thomas Hopkins
THOMAS HOPKINS - money-lender so useful to the nobility that he was appointed Commissioner of the Salt Duties. This muckworm is said to have died worth upwards of 200, 000l

Fashionable Ladies 1924
Stylish ladies at a motoring show wearing dresses by Doucet, Lucien Lelong, Jean Patou, Worth and Molyneux. Motor car show

Outdoor Dresses 1926
Left - creation by Jenny Right - creation Worth

Trouser Suit by Worth
My friends looked askance, The first time they saw me in pants. I just hope this crepe de chine ensemble by Worth Doesn t excite their mirth

Outdoor Clothing 1926
Two ladies wear manteaux to keep their shoulders warm - one by Worth, the other by Joseph Paquin

Entering Restaurant
A guest looks up as two ladies enter a restaurant with their escort, assessing their robes du soir by Worth and Douillet

Gutenberg on Inflation
INFLATION IN GERMANY Gutenberg : To think that my wonderful invention should be use to spew out banknotes that are hardly worth more than the paper they re printed on !

Cf Worth / Sketch 1895
CHARLES FREDERICK WORTH English fashion designer active in Paris

Judge Edmonds
JOHN WORTH EDMONDS American judge and spiritualist

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