Old Rags

Dresses, 1934, pattern ad in Country Gentleman

Papier-mache costumes for children or teens, 1919 US, Ladies’ Home Journal

(Left to right) “Barnyard”, “Quiet Richness of the Peacock”, “Somber Owl”

“The Owl costume will perhaps afford the most fun because the eyes in the headdress are made of transparent paper, behind which an electric bulb may be inserted.  A pocket to hold a small battery may be put under the wig.”

The description at the bottom of the page is for the costumes in the last post.

Papier-mache Halloween costumes for children or teens, 1919 US, Ladies’ Home Journal

(Left to right) “Showing the Ruddy Apple”, “Brilliant Wheatfield”, “Autumnal Beauty of the Cosmos”. 

I’m not sure what this is a reference to, but I’m guessing maybe the Three Graces?  Could they be Aglaia (wheatfield), Thalia (flowers) and Euphrosyne (apples)?

Six Ways Of Making The Everyday Dress For Less Than 15 Dollars by Edward Poucher, 1915 US, published in Woman’s Home Companion

Untitled by Georges De Feure, 1907 France

Giséle by Elizabeth Shippen Green, 1908

Cover of De Gracieuse, 1907 the Netherlands

Guuuuuh the bow and the little flowers on the skirt

Cover of De Gracieuse, 1908 the Netherlands