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For some reason, I think Wednesday Addams would like this trade card. Well, if the doll had no head. And...without the nice, bright colors.
As you know, in celebration of Stalking the Belle Epoque’s second anniversary, we’re doing several days of caption contests for some of the blank Victorian trade cards from my collection.
You know the drill. For what could this be advertising? What’s going on in the scene? Is the little girl actually an ancestor of Bette Davis? Enter your ideas in the comments section.
I’ve really been enjoying these this week. So, to quote Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford, “Let’s go.”
23 comments:
"Go ahead. It's not a guilletine. Put your hand in."
Perfectly reasonable.
These are the famous three Pinata sisters who, with their gypsy parents performed a magic act. The older child (the one with an enormous bow riveted to her butt) is trying to stick a pin in the smaller girl's doll in an effort to cast a spell on the slouchy one of the left.
Ha! I think that just may be it.
Betty's Bustle Booster Beats Boring Boned Bodices.
The alliteration is in honor of Darcy. I credit you, Joseph, for making me know what a boned bodice is.
Very well done! I'm proud.
Prudence knew that the poison was fast acting. She stood by, waiting with her doll. Hilda went down first. She was always weaker.
Brilliant!
It's an ad for the color pink.
Sold by the quart.
Three little girls, Prudence, Hilda, and the other one, wide eyed, sitting and playing in a very Victorian room.
They look dazed, trying to concentrate on their bland little toy. What has captured their souls?
LOOK. There's a signpost up ahead.
They've just entered The SteamPunk Ruffle Zone!
Now we know what happened to Baby Jane...even as a child she was disturbed. The oldest sister - the one with her back to us and examining the empty bird cage (and we all know what Baby Jane does with pet birds)- was her first victim. Can't you see the maniacal gleam in her eye as she clutches her Baby Jane Doll?
Darcy, I think that is spot on. I also think Rod Serling would have stolen your idea for The Steampunk Ruffle Zone!
Shawn...Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair?
Too late... too late... too late to call for help...
You mean all this time we could have been friends?
I want to go to the Steampunk Ruffle Zone!
We all do, Carolyn. We all do.
What is the thing on the table? Is it really a bird cage? I think everyone's answers are so funny! I liked how Darcy called the other girl, "and the other one." And Matt's is so funny. I'll bet Dashwood is right, it is a voodoo doll. April is so funny and scary! Shawn is right too because she does look like Baby Jane. That movie scares me to this day. I guess my answer is that it's an ad for silly, oversize bows.
Marsha, I have decided the object on the table is a really large toast rack designed for pieces of toast the size of sofa cushions.
I like looking at all these old pictures and clothes a lot, but I am so glad girls don't dress like this still.
That doesn't surprise me at all, Angelo. I don't get the sense that you're a crinoline and ruffle fancier.
I really enjoyed reading these.
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