tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post5528869506118759432..comments2024-03-24T21:46:01.457-05:00Comments on Forgotten Old Photos: Photo Number 645Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-73462567975175566362011-09-14T13:03:03.397-05:002011-09-14T13:03:03.397-05:00Fascinating to see such a light colored dress made...Fascinating to see such a light colored dress made up as a bustle dress. It could have gotten incredibly dirty so she must have had a life of leisure. The dress is a work of art - I agree, second bustle period for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-26760592378620061922011-09-07T09:49:32.764-05:002011-09-07T09:49:32.764-05:00Her dress looks like it emulates the Elizabethan s...Her dress looks like it emulates the Elizabethan style. The bustle resembles a bumroll and her skirts have a similar flare to those that would have a farthingale under it. Neat!Molly M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924356468175214770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-61449368496756519552011-09-06T06:45:34.681-05:002011-09-06T06:45:34.681-05:00I think the chair looks pretty "regal" t...I think the chair looks pretty "regal" too - the lady's wireframe glasses and feather fan are chic too!Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-81428285054442758522011-09-05T20:48:19.992-05:002011-09-05T20:48:19.992-05:00The bustle kept the dress tidy. It also seems to m...The bustle kept the dress tidy. It also seems to make a woman appear taller. Standing next to that chair, she may not be as tall as she appears to be.S K Dittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921025839827328955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-66181505702271823162011-09-05T16:06:25.029-05:002011-09-05T16:06:25.029-05:00Lovely photo, I can see why the dress attracted yo...Lovely photo, I can see why the dress attracted you to it. I hope it can be successfully reunited with the family it comes from.Happy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-22945935125934109712011-09-05T14:43:39.947-05:002011-09-05T14:43:39.947-05:00That hem is really a work of art. Those old dress...That hem is really a work of art. Those old dresses are beautiful but I cannot imagine wearing them in the summer. Living in NC now, I think of all the under things these ladies wore, and then those long dresses. No wonder life moves slower in the south.Just Stuff From a Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440903695801765867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-86261688947198239002011-09-05T05:32:31.337-05:002011-09-05T05:32:31.337-05:00The hem is very pretty and what a "bustle!&qu...The hem is very pretty and what a "bustle!" Another interesting and beautiful old photo, Connie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com