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Left 1912 (April) Afternoon dress by Beer, Les Modes - photo by Talbot. From les-modes.tumblr.com/page/21 784X1920.
Center 1912 (June issue) Robe d'après-midi par Redfern from Les Modes. From Bibliothèque nationale de France via Wikimedia; fixed spots w Pshop 1453X2265.
Right 1912 (January) Tailored afternoon suit by Linker & Co., Les Modes - photo by Félix. From les-modes.tumblr.com/page/14 705X1920.
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Left 1912 (August issue) Journal des Demoiselles print by A. Baeurlé (Rijksmuseum - Amsterdam, Netherlands). From their Web site 3277X4834.
Right 1912 Journal des Dames et des Modes. From tumblr.com/antiquebee/733887948520652800/journal-des-dames-et-des-modes-1912? 956X1705.
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Left 1912 (September) Laferrière evening gown - photo by Félix, Les Modes. From les-modes.tumblr.com/page/10; fixed bigger spots w Pshop 1265X1920.
Right 1912 (September) Lelong evening gown, Les Modes - photo by Talbot. From les-modes.tumblr.com/page/10 1236X1920.
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1912 (Winter) Jeanne Paquin evening gown (Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, FIDM Museum - Los Angeles, California, USA). From atkinreport.com/2015/07/21/television-academy-fetes-its-costume-design-emmy-nominees/ 1200X1600.
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1912 (June) Vita Sackville-West at Ascot cropped 1396X1022
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1912 (May) Dresses for the races by J. Dukes, photo by Reutlinger. From castaroundlesmodes.tumblr.com/post/68584847179/my-little-time-machine-dress-for-the-races-by?is_related_post=1 1280X1877.
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Left 1912 Afternoon dress by Jeanne Hallée (Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA). From their Web site 2568X2760.
Right 1912 (September issue) Robe d'après-midi par Redfern from Les Modes. From Bibliothèque nationale de France via Wikimedia; fixed bigger spots w Pshop & trimmed 1334X2118.
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1912 Frieda Countess Logothetti née Baroness Zwiedinek of Südenhorst (1866-1945) by Karel Žádník (Slovácké Muzeum - Uherské Hradiště, Zlin Region Czech Republic). From Wikimedia 2784X3855.
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Left 1912 Gustav Beer dress (National Gallery of Victoria - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). From tumblr.com/lenkaastrelenkaa 1280X1855.
Right 1912 L'Adieu dans la nuit. Robe du soir de Paquin (pl.9, in La Gazette du Bon ton, 1912-1913 n°6) by André-Edouard Marty. From edition-originale.com/en/ 1680X2528.
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1912 Ladies attending the Henley Regatta in wide-brim hats, a feathered boa and curved-heel shoes. From vogue.co.uk/gallery/style-file-1912?image=5d54889ce144470008e44627 1280X1920.
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1912 Lady Cynthia Asquith by Bassano front and side 5112X3325.
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1912 "Sorbet" by Paul Poiret (Victoria and Albert Museum). From omgthatdress.tumblr.com/page/2490.
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Cynthia Asquith (editor) - When Churchyards Yawn - Arrow - 1963
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silvandar · 3 months
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Rare classic weird tales anthology published by Solar Press Books
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venicepearl · 1 month
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Lady Cynthia Mary Evelyn Asquith (née Charteris; 27 September 1887 – 31 March 1960) was an English writer and socialite, known for her ghost stories and diaries. She also wrote novels, edited a number of anthologies, wrote for children and covered the British Royal family.
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weirdlookindog · 2 years
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Cynthia Asquith - This Mortal Coil (Arkham House, 1947)
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The Third Ghost Book, edited by Lacy Cynthia Asquith (Pan, 1957).
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xphaiea · 7 months
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cover art for The Ghost Book, Cynthia Asquith, 1970
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corallapis · 2 years
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Eddie Marsh as St. Sebastian from Cynthia Asquith’s Diaries, 1915-1918
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tinyshe · 1 year
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Book Review:
I finished a collection of Roald Dahl books (short stories for adults), Penguin Random House UK. There is one under the cover title FEAR (c.2017) which was originally published as ‘Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories’. The only thing he wrote for this one was the Foreword/ Introduction. I usually don’t read such because I have an active enough imagination and live in a house that has tendencies towards the unexplained. But not wanting to waste money (I bought them as a discount bundle), I thought the least I could do was take tiny bites and sit through one reading. They are pretty good selection of talented writers:
W.S. by LP Hartley
Harry by Rosemary Timperley
The Corner Shop by Cynthia Asquith
In the Tube by EF Benson
Christmas Meeting by Rosemary Timperley
Elias and the Draug by Jonas Lie
Playmates by AM Burrage
Ringing the Changes by Robert Aickman
The Telephone by Mary Treadgold
The Ghost of a Hand by J Sheridan Le Fanu
The Sweeper by AM Burrage
Afterward by Edith Wharton
On the Brighton Road by Richard Middleton
The Upper Berth by F Marion Crawford
‘Ringing’ was a little much by the fact that it spawned a series of bad dreams for me but I can’t blame the book; it was because my imagination really latched on to that one to create some scary visuals as it is a little familiar in some ways.
What I like about this collection of stories in FEAR is that there is a refrain from gore, sex and embellished/glorified violence -- very refined, polite company type of ghost stories, if you will, the type you read (aloud perhaps?) all safe and sound under a warm blanket with a hot toddy or spiced cider during the month of October.
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vtgbooks · 1 month
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LADY CYNTHIA ASQUITH The Second Ghost Book Paperbacks From Hell Vintage GHOST
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mudaship39 · 8 months
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Character Bio of the Afro Asian Native Human with Fae Elvish, Goblinoid, Giant kin ancestry Adventurer who is a Spellcaster, Gunslinger, & Sword Master Part 6
Companions:
Allies: 
Rose Winfield is a Magical human squire.
Nicholas Kaylock is a Magical human initiate.
Lillian Colfield is a Magical human aspirant.
Tobias Jenkings is a Magical human pageboy.
Adelaide Camden is a Magical human page girl. 
Zachary Leighton is a Magical human courtier. 
Helena Dixon is a Magical human apprentice.
Asher Covington is a Magical human esquire.
Phoebe Mast is a Magical human lady knight.
Preston Kahler is a Magical human knight.
Pierre Barnes is a Magical human lancer knight.
Josephina Lytton is a Magical human knight sergeant.
Liam Morgan is a Magical human knight lieutenant.
Henrietta O' Keefe is a Magical human knight captain.
Reginald Marple is a magical human knight templar.
Royce Harvey is a Magical human knight commander.
Cynthia Barrington is a Magical human paladin.
Joel Bradford is a Magical human high paladin.
Phillipa Belleville is a Magical human grand paladin.
Noah Marfont is a Magical human star paladin.
Daniella Blackwood is a Magical human paladin justicar.
Ian Asquith is a Magical human paladin commander.
Cornelius La-Minnings is a Magical human knight and paladin guild chapter master.
Harper Weston is a Magical human elder. She is the subordinate of High Elder Lysander/Luciana. She is Lysander’s/Luciana’s protege.
Peerage of Lysander/Luciana Norwood:
Genevieve Slater is a Magical human lady in waiting. Attends Lysander/Luciana when she/they is Luciana Norwood.
Luca Merriweather is a Magical human diplomat.
Tiffany Fitzgerald is a Magical human chancellor.
Jacob Weston is a Magical human minister. 
Vivienne Ashdown is a Magical human orator. 
Theodore Lynch is a Magical human baronet. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.
Diane Carlyle is a Magical human baronetess. She is part of the peerage of Lysander/Luciana. 
Oscar Richfield is a Magical human baron. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.
Charlene Haganis is a Magical human baroness. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.
Michael Whitely is a Magical human viscount. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.
Eleanora Ashbridge is a Magical human viscountess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.
Walter Beaumont is a Magical human count. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.
Lily Bexley is a Magical human countess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.
Victor Herington is a Magical human marquess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.
Carolina Brighton is a Magical human marchioness. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.
Clark Mavis is a Magical human duke. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.
Gabriella Gainsborough is a Magical human duchess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana.
Darby Rutherford is a Magical human archduke. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana. 
Viola Pierpont is a Magical human archduchess. Peerage of Lysander/Luciana. 
Harrison Tate is a Magical human vizier. He is the advisor of High King/High Queen Lysander/Luciana.
Margaretta Pierson is a Magical human grand vizier. She is the advisor of High King/High Queen Lysander/Luciana.
Members of Luciana/Lysander Norwood’s Court:
Courts are a web of conspiracies. It is a place of scheming, power plays, intrigue, & machinations. This was a decadent court.
Chika Nakagawa. Female Ambassador.
Artist. Sponsored artists. The monarch’s favorite artists. A group of the finest actors, cooks, dancers, directors, fashion designers, models, musicians, painters, photographers, playwrights, poets, sculptures, singers, theater thespians, & writers, etc in the empire, confederacy, & federation. They weren’t there for their own ambition. The monarchy and the upper class are inclined to support the arts. They wanted to show off their investments. So these artists are their accessories to show off. Though being in the court of a monarch is a good way for artists to increase their patrons.   
Bodyguards. Cadre of foreign bodyguards. An elite group of highly trained, disciplined, & competent male, female, & two spirit hobgoblin, orc, troll, oni, goliath, & giant mercenaries. Mercenaries who distinguished themselves on the battlefield stood a good chance of being hired for a bodyguard job as a permanent exclusive contract. They are now a group of a praetorian guard to the monarch.   
Ahmose Idogbe. A male butler. The chief supervisor of all male manservants of a house.
Katlego Mba. A male castellan. The Castellan oversees the defense of a stronghold.
Andromeda Farmakis. A female chamberlain. Chamberlain makes decisions for the royal household in the monarch’s absence.
Liona Keawe a female chancellor. An officer of an order of knighthood who seals commissions.
Albus Ovius a male chapelmaster. A person in charge of music-making.
Nicholas Dupont a male chaplain. A member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, regiment, etc.
Phillippe Leclerc a male offerer of the Household. The holder who paid the wages of some of the servants above and below stairs.
Concubines. Full of male, female, & nonbinary members of more humanoid species such as aasimar, draenei, dwarves, elves, giants, gnomes, halflings, humans, ogre, oni, orcs, teiflings, & trolls.  
Alexander Seidel is a male confessor. A priest who hears confessions and gives absolution and spiritual counsel.
Anna Wolf is a female constable. A person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement.
Courtiers. Important not because of their inheritance or offices but because the regent has an affection for them. There is a certain charm, boldness, cleverness, honesty, strength, & beauty that caught the monarch’s eye. Their influence on the leader is not easily measured. 
Mira Benes is the Court Jester or Royal Fool. A professional joker or fool at a medieval court. They are typically wearing a cap with bells on it. They are usually carrying a mock scepter. A member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests. Jesters were also performers who entertained the common folk at fairs, carnivals, and town markets. Jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills such as song, dance, playing musical instruments (a lute or a harp), spoken word poetry, storytelling, acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes, and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in words or songs about people or events well known to their audiences. A halfling bard who was a former member of the king/queen’s guild party. They were a court wizard and spymaster for the sovereign in secret. They have the king’s ear and can speak freely using truth to power as an honest advisor under the guise of silliness. They are a power behind the throne. They are a very dangerous bard who spies on people for the king in other nations.  
Cup-bearer. A person who serves wine, especially in a royal or noble household.
Court Mage. The Court Mage has access to knowledge and cosmic powers none of the others understand and may be critical on the battlefield. The court mage was an arch mage. The court mage was a magic user for a sovereign to provide mystical advice and give magical services. This court mage was an alchemist, wizard, & sorcerer. They have high standing with other mages and the king/queen. Has a bad relationship with other court members. 
The Chaplain. The Chaplain is the religious leader of the noble household.
Dapifer. An official who is appointed by the legal ruling monarch to represent them in a country, and may have a mandate to govern it in their name.
Doorward. A person given the responsibility of being warden of the king’s door: protecting the king’s property.
Falconer. A person involved in falconry and hunting.
General. The General is the highest military commander.
Gentleman of the Bedchamber. A person involved in waiting on the King when he ate in private, helping him to dress, guarding the bedchamber and water closet, and providing companionship.
Gentleman Usher. A person or people responsible for overseeing the work of the servants “above stairs”, particularly those who cooked and waited upon the nobleman at meals, and saw to it the great chamber was kept clean by the lesser servants. This person was also responsible for overseeing other miscellaneous services such as the care of the nobleman’s chapel and bed-chambers.
Grand Master/Grand Mistress. The supreme head of various orders, including chivalric orders such as military orders and dynastic orders of knighthood.
General. The General is the highest military commander.
Great Officers of the Crown. A person or head of a religious order or order of knighthood often conferring with the King and other members of the royal court.
Guard Captain. The Guard Captain is the commander of the house guard.
Harem. There is intense competition between them to carry the monarch’s favor. There is a tense relationship between them and the high queen of the magical humans and them and the empress of the Homo magi. Guarded by eunuchs. Ruthless and power hungry courtiers who had amassed a lot of power. 
Head of the Church. High Priest or Archbishop. 
Herald. An official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings. Employed to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments. The Herald is an expert on nobles, heraldry, and etiquette.
Horsemaster. The Horsemaster oversees and tends to the domain’s horses, alicorns, unicorns, & pegasi.
Intendant. A title given to a high-ranking official or administrator.
Keeper of the Seals. A person entitled to keep and authorize use of the Great Seal of a given country.
King of Arms. An Officer of the King. A king of arms is the senior rank of an officer of arms. Only a king of arms has the authority to grant armorial bearings and sometimes certify genealogies and noble titles.
Knights are soldiers with noble rank. Former knights and paladins of knight and paladin orders. A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity.
The Ladies-in-waiting are noble daughters who act as servants for the royals while they look for husbands. A lady-in-waiting or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court attending to a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman. A lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman but of lower rank than the woman to whom she attended. She received compensation for the service she rendered. A lady-in-waiting was considered more of a secretary, courtier, and or companion to her mistress than a servant. She functions as companion and secretary to her mistress. In courts where polygamy was practiced, a court lady was formally available to the monarch for sexual services. She could become his wife, consort, courtesan, or concubine.  A royal woman in the magical human kingdoms was free to select her ladies. The decision was not chosen by the sovereign, her parents, her husband, or the sovereign's ministers. 
Maid: The chief supervisor of all female manservants of a house.
Maid of honor. An unmarried noblewoman attending a queen or princessA Maid of honor is a junior attendant of a queen in royal households. The position is junior to the lady-in-waiting.  
Majordomo. A person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, the term refers to the highest major person of a household staff. They are a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a large or significant residence. A majordomo is a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, this is the highest major person of a household staff. They are a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a large or significant residence. A majordomo is also someone who oversees the day-to-day responsibilities of a business enterprise. They were usually also in charge of finances.
Marshall. Grand Marshall. The Marshall oversees the training of the troops.
Master Assassin. The Master Assassin deals with threats in the most permanent fashion.
Master of Ceremonies. Official host or organizer of staged events. Sometimes the one to give speeches or present performers. 
Master of Coin. Chief financial advisor charged with managing the crown’s money. Advised the monarch on commerce, trade, & economy. Oversaw all regions affecting transactions.
Master of the Horse. A person connected to all matters with the horses and formerly also the hounds of the King, as well as the stables and coach houses, the stud, mews and previously the kennels.
Master of the Hunt. Grand Master/Grand Mistress of the Hunt. A person responsible for the royal hunt. Often overseeing the care of the king’s hunting dogs and other animals cared for under the King.
Master of Robe. Officer in charge of the monarch's wardrobe. Especially for important events like coronations or annual celebrations. 
Page boy or page girl. A person of low rank who works as a servant to the King. A page girl or page boy is traditionally a young male or female attendant or servant of a noble. They also have been used as a messenger at the service of a nobleman.
Pantler. A servant or officer in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great family. In charge of pantry and food supplies. They are also responsible for serving the royal table.
Pursuivant of Arms. An officer of ranking below a herald. A pursuivant is a junior officer of arms. Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic authorities.  These pursuivants of arms look after matters of heraldic and genealogical importance.
Royal Quartermaster. The Royal Quartermaster oversees the funding and the gear of the agents including poisons and magic items.
Royal Secretary. A person responsible for communicating the sovereign’s wishes to the other members of government.
Sage. The Sage is an expert on history and all kinds of lore. The sage may double as a tutor, herald, and court mage.
Secretary. Secretaries are generally responsible for communicating the sovereign's wishes to the other members of government. At times and places it may have a number of other duties. In most cases the royal secretary is a close adviser of the monarch.
Senescal. Administrator or supervisor. A senescal was in charge of domestic arrangements and the administration of servants which meant the seneschal might oversee hundreds of laborers, servants and their associated responsibilities. They would have a great deal of power in the community when much of the local economy was often based on the wealth and responsibilities of such a household.
Spymaster. The Spymaster keeps everybody informed about the state of the realm and any threats. The head of clandestine intelligence. This person handles the more delicate affairs of the court and country. They gather information not meant for their regent’s ears. They find blackmail is such a dirty word. They make minor and great nuisances to the king quietly disappear. A former rogue assassin and double age
nt. Was a member of the king’s adventuring party as a rogue. Their loyalty to the king is always questioned by other members of the court.  
Squire. Squires are knights-in-training who work as servants of knights.
Standard-bearer. A person who bears an emblem called an ensign or standard which is either a type of flag or an inflexible but mobile image, which is used as a formal, visual symbol of a state, prince, military unit, etc.
Steward. A steward is an official who is appointed by the legal ruling monarch to represent them in a country. They may have a mandate to govern it in their name. It is synonymous with the position of regent, viceroy, governor, or deputy. 
Stolnik. A person responsible for serving the royal table, then an honorary court title and a district office.
Treasurer. The Treasurer oversees the domain’s finances and sometimes literally its gold, silver, copper, & platinum coin reserves.
Viceroy. The Viceroy has the authority to rule in the monarch’s place. The chief advisor of the monarchy. They are the mentor of the high king/high queen. 
Warden. The Warden oversees a specific area of the domain like a forest or a village.
Former Companions:
Squire that he/she/they are training as a knight and paladin. Left his/her/their tutelage as a knight corporal. Promoted to knight commander and paladin commander. Is now chapter master of a knight order and paladin order. 
Apprentice that he/she/they are training as a magic user. Is now Senator of the Magical Government. 
Current Companions:
They all have a mark of life. They have attained the understanding of magic and they crafted a mark of life on the forehead of their warforged companions. This allows them to follow more complex commands of the user without direct input, allows them to speak, and allows them to remember things. 
Blade. Warforged Automaton. Envoy. Rogue. Assassin. Spy. Light Armor. Created by a goblin artificer. 
Church. Warforged Automaton. Envoy. Cleric. Druid. Combat Medic. Healer. Unarmored. Created by a draenei artificer. 
Book. Warforged Automaton. Envoy. Entertainer. Bard. Trained actor, cook, dancer, musician, painter, photographer, playwright, poet, sculpture, singer, theatre thespian, & writer. Is with them to catalog their memoir. Created by a gnome artificer. 
Scout. Warforged Automaton. Skirmisher. Scout. Gunslinger. Ranger. Sniper. Sharpshooter. Archer. Recon. Composite plating. Medium Armor. Created by a gnome artificer. 
Commander. Warforged Automaton. Heavy Assault. Paladin. Cleric. Shock Trooper. Juggernaut. Heavy Plating. Heavy Armor. 8 foot tall. 500 pounds. Created by a dwarf artificer. 
Enforcer. Warforged. Automaton. Fighter. Bodyguard. Heavy Plating. Heavy Armor. 7 feet tall. 450 pounds. Created by a draenei artificer.
Clockwork Assassin. 
Clockwork Servant. 
Clockwork Soldier.
Clockwork Guardian
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gogmstuff · 1 year
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1912 Lady Cynthia Asquith by Bassano front and side 5112X3325.
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Lady Cynthia Asquith (editor) - The Second Ghost Book - Pan - 1968
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The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women edited by Marie O'Regan
Should not have read so much of this late at night!!! #MammothBooks #GhostStories
Title: The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by WomenAuthor: Marie O’Regan, Kim Lakin-Smith, Sarah Pinborough, Kelley Armstrong, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman, Sarah Langan, Elizabeth Massie, Alex Bell, Alison Littlewood, Nina Allan, Lisa Tuttle, Nancy Holder, Yvonne Navarro, Mary Cholmondeley, Marion Arnott, Lilith Saintcrow, Nancy Kilpatrick, Muriel Gray,…
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seventh-victim · 5 years
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Lady Cynthia Asquith poses in a dress without a defined bodice that hugs every curve of her corseted body in these 1912 Bassano portraits. Her coiffure features a substantial chignon.
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alcamatree · 8 years
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"For how many years, I wondered, had this poor old fellow been 'incapable of his own distress'?"
Cynthiana Asquith; "The Corner Shop"
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