Sunday, April 29, 2012

McCalls' magazine, 1914

The cover of the July 1914 issue of McCall's magazine features a lovely day at the shore. The beach, umbrella, fan, and two friends in their white summer dresses create a beautiful scene.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Correspondence Pillow, Anthropologie

I just came across this lovely little pillow while I was looking through the Anthropologie website. I think this would be such a nice vintage touch for your living room, or even for a bedroom with its antique postcard theme.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Saturday, April 21, 2012

The Modern Priscilla magazine, 1922

Cover of the Modern Priscilla magazine, the July 1922 issue. Featured needlework, fashions, fiction, and housekeeping.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Pabst Extract, 1911

A cute ad featuring fashionable hats and a (now) vintage car!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Smart Styles in Bathing Suits, 1911

The latest in fashions for swimming, for women and children both. From McCall's magazine, July 1911.

A Mother's Day card in my shop, from an illustration in a 1907 fashion magazine.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Go-Together Colors for your Kitchen, 1954

Ideas for colors that work together in your kitchen, from the September 1954 issue of McCall's magazine. Some of the featured colors of the day were Hamilton Red, Sungold, and Crystal Turquoise.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Bride's Primer, 1906

Ad for "The Bride's Primer", which appeared in the August 1906 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Dresses from 1907

On the left: Shirt-Waist Dress
Castor-Colored English Cashmere with Brown Velvet

On the right: Blouse-Waist of Olive-Green Chiffon Satin
with Oriental Embroidery Skirt in Satin Cloth

From Delineator magazine, February 1907

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Roadster Car Model

I found this aluminum roadster car model on the shopping site One Kings Lane and I can't wait to put it on the desk where I work!

Saturday, April 7, 2012

W.B. Nuform Corsets, 1906

One part of a four-page ad from 1906, for W. B. Nuform Corsets.

Cycling Fashion, 1918

The latest in cycling fashion, from the November 1918 issue of Delineator magazine.

The Trousseau of the War Bride, 1918

These illustrations are from the October, 1918 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine, and feature a trousseau for the World War I bride.

"The War Bride's Trousseau is Smaller, Simpler, Without Extravagance, but None the Less Charming."

The Ladies' Home Journal, 1895

The cover of the Ladies' Home Journal magazine from October, 1895.