Miss Fury

 

Erté

 

"Defenceless under the night

Our world in stupor lies;

Yet, dotted everywhere,

Ironic points of light

Flash out wherever the Just

Exchange their messages:

May I, composed like them

Of Eros and of dust,

Beleaguered by the same

Negation and despair,

Show an affirming flame."

---from "September 1, 1939," W.H. Auden.

Miriam, Recortables Bruguera 1962

 Happy Halloween! Be safe out there.

Ballet Russes

 I can't remember where I found this image; it might very well be from a book or website that Sylvia Kleindinst shared with me. She loved the ballet and the gorgeous costumes.

The Open Car, 1896

 Boston Sunday Globe Art Supplement, July 12, 1896.

Dorita con sus vestidos ca. 1934

One of my finds at the paper doll convention in Indianapolis

The Child/Collection 5--Number 72 Dorita and her dresses.

A Day in the Life of a Mannequin by Ralph Barton, ca. 1930s

From the collection of Renaldo Barnette.