Susanna Ives | My Floating World
“Turning our attention to the pleasures of the moon, the snow, and the cherry blossoms.” – A Tale Of A Floating World, 1665
Once again I am watching Top Gear while photoshopping old images from Les Modes that I found in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. It’s all about fast cars and beautiful clothes that I can’t own.
But a girl can dream…
Susanna’s note: I love the above dress.
Susanna’s note: I want that bracelet!
I’m not sure the following dress is from 1902, but I found it with the above images and it’s so gorgeous that I had to include it.
The holiday season has arrived! We must make sure that we observe proper postage stamp flirtation when we send out our holiday greeting cards or that we know how to use our fork and knife to tell that special Victorian gentleman at our dining table that we want to meet him after dinner. So, as a little early holiday present, I’m listing below all the various Victorian flirtations as described in The Mystery of Love, Courtship and Marriage Explained by Henry J Wehman, published in 1890 . Grab your hats, parasols, gloves and handkerchiefs and go flirt!
Flirtations
Signaling
