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Photographs of the mid-1890s
Actresses in Evening Dress
Focusing on Evening Dress, Hairstyles, and Jewellery
Note: These photographs are from an antique scrapbook from the mid-1890s of photos cut from period magazines
The page is under construction, but here is a sneak peek..there may be a book coming too...
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Caption: Mademoisele de Marsy (photo by Kurtz)
Image tracked down in: The Cosmopolitan, Volume 10 in an article entitled "Beauty on the French Stage"
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Pearls, Pearls, Pearls...
too much is never enough
portrait bust with lots of jewellery and lace bodice
- Rhinestone or pearl comb or bandeau worn at the back of the head
- Pearl chocker, 7 strand, with rhinestone spacer bars
- short pearl necklace
- long pearl necklace
- brooch at CF neckline--round with 2 circles of rhinestones and larger central stone
- pearls looped from jewelled bow at right shoulder, looping across bust to the right front neckline, held with a rhinestone and enamelled? brooch
- rhinestone bow ornament on left shoulder
- no earrings
- waved hair, in a soft pouff to the back of the head with puffy curled bangs, no discernible bun
- lace bodice and fur wrap
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Caption: Miss Agnes Huntington
English-born American singer and actress (1855-1939), she performed in stage plays and operettas.
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“Just take the Picture, this Chair is Killing me”
Oval Portrait, Air-brushed Waistline
fitted bodice of patterned silk with interesting ball fring of netted or crochet covered pom-poms
- simple short pearl necklace
- 2 rings on right hand on pinkie and ring fingers
- 3 bracelets on right wrist, beads, links with heart pendant, gold ? bangle
- 2 or 3 bracelets on left wrist, large beads and one or two bangles
- filigree brooch holding the neckline
- large corsage of roses at center front neckline
- large ostrich and egret feather fan
- Very retouched waistline, easy to see where it has been painted out on both sides of the bodice and waistline.
- Curly and wavy wair, with curled forehead bangs
- no earrings
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Note the painted out waistline, you can faintly see the brushstrokes on the right, it is very well done so the
inpainting is not very noticeable, one tell-tale hint is the sharp outline of her bodice.
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Anna Held
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Paris Evening Coat
maybe it’s a Worth design...
- pouffy, waved, hair
- silk damask or brocade evening coat with silk chiffon ruched trim
- ring with a large stone
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Evangeline Irving
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Amazing Lace
Battenberg Lace
- wavy hair with curled fringe
- looped necklace of small pearls, three short loops and one long to waist
- extravagant Battenberg lace collar
- looks like there’s a small brooch on the left?
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Frau Katharine Klafsky
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Crescent brooch and medal
- upswept hair with hign knot,hairpin, and curled fringe
- small bead earrings
- crescent brooch
- small medal with ribbon bow
- beaded bodice decoration at neckline
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Grace Kimball
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Evening Cape
- wavy hair with low bun
- evening cape of satin with fur double collar
- fur trimmed bodice
- small brooch with small stpnes or pearls
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Isabel Irving
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Pearl Choker
- poufy hair with fringe
- seven strand pearl choker with jeweled spacer bars
- long strand of pearls looped twice tightly below choker and one long loop
- small stone star brooch below bust
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Julia Ives
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Pearl Choker
- waved hair, center (short) part, with high chignon and curled fringe
- simple double strand of pearls
- beaded decoration on shoulders of bodice
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Kathryn-Kidder
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chandelier necklace and star tiara
- waved hair
- pearl chandelier necklace
- tiara of “diamond” stars
- long kid gloves
- fan in left hand
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Lillian Russel
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feathers and brooches
- very wavy hair
- ostrich and egret aigrette in hair
- star brooches on collar and breast
- brooch on left breast, medal-like
- fancy belt ornaments
- rings
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Margaret Reid
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simple tiara
- wavy hair with low bun
- looped bead tiara
- beaded neckline trim
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Marie-Burroughs
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classic hairstyle
- wavy hair with high knot
- simple pearl earrings
- small brooch
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Maxine Elliott
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pearls and flowers
- wavy hair with low loose chignon
- flowers in hair
- four strand pearl choker
- necklace with jewelled band with star and drop pendants
- small brooch on bust
- flower corsage
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Marcella Sembrich
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bird wing tiara and ermine cloak
- waved hair, Pompadour pouff, with high chignon and curled fringe
- bird wing jewelled tiara
- dangle jewel earrings
- fancy beaded pearl necklace
- ermine shoulder cape
- spangled lace trim
- large, rectangular, jewelled brooch
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