my-ear-trumpet: questionableadvice: ~ Hand-Book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness, by Arthur Martine, 1866 “It is a folly to sit by the fire in a slovenly state, consoling oneself with the remark, ‘Nobody will call to-day”“. Sound advice even today.

my-ear-trumpet:

questionableadvice:

~ Hand-Book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness, by Arthur Martine, 1866

“It is a folly to sit by the fire in a slovenly state, consoling oneself with the remark, ‘Nobody will call to-day”“. Sound advice even today.

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treselegant: Manners of Modern Society, 1872. 

treselegant:

Manners of Modern Society, 1872. 

(via questionableadvice)

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tuesday-johnson: ca. 1893, [cyanotype portrait of a smiling Florence Luscomb, holding her cat Needles] via the Harvard University Libraries, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute

tuesday-johnson:

ca. 1893, [cyanotype portrait of a smiling Florence Luscomb, holding her cat Needles]

via the Harvard University Libraries, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute

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treselegant: “SHE MADE ME A LOW BOW.” Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1886. 

treselegant:

“SHE MADE ME A LOW BOW.”

Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1886. 

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treselegant: ‘ALTON TOWERS (NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY).’ Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1886. 

treselegant:

‘ALTON TOWERS (NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY).’

Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1886. 

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treselegant: ‘The old vicar seeks a renewal of acquaintance.’ Bow Bells, 1872. 

treselegant:

‘The old vicar seeks a renewal of acquaintance.’

Bow Bells, 1872. 

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nevver: The Future ca. 1895

nevver:

The Future ca. 1895

(via therurrjurr)

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treselegant: ‘EMBROIDERED SHOE.’ Bow Bells, 1872. 

treselegant:

‘EMBROIDERED SHOE.’

Bow Bells, 1872. 

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treselegant: ‘Dolls and their manufacture - the finishing touches.’ Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1886. 

treselegant:

‘Dolls and their manufacture - the finishing touches.’

Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1886. 

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heckyesamericana:

ca. 1870-90’s, [Apothecary bottle with a patriotic sand art design within], Andrew Clemens

Andrew Clemens of Dubuque, Iowa, spent most of his life in nearby McGregor. Due to voice encephalitis, he lost both voice and hearing and was sent to the Iowa Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. There, Clemens began experimenting with sand art, collecting multicolored sands from the Pictured Rocks region of Iowa. He fashioned special tools that he used to arrange the sand in intricate designs and then pack it tightly (he used no glue of any kind). Sizes and designs varied, and orders came to Clemens from around the world, each customer paying about five to seven dollars. As his skill developed, his subjects ranged from boats and ships to flowers, flags, and eagles. Clemens, dubbed “the portrait painter without a brush or paint,” died in 1894. He is thought to have produced hundreds of bottles during his lifetime, but few survive today.

via Cowan’s Auctions

(via ascoldasearth)

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