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The Handbook of the Man of Fashion, 1847
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The Handbook of the Man of Fashion, 1847
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Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, Iowa, January 25, 1916
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, July 30, 1908
The Waxahachie Daily Light, Texas, February 10, 1927
“Rattle! Rattle! We’re just garbage!”
The Evening News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June 25, 1925
At Grant’s Tomb on a recent Sunday three trim young misses, dressed in snugly-fit sailor trousers, were sitting with their rather effeminately dressed escorts, whose color schemes cerged (sp) on lavenders, pale grays and baby blues.
The policeman on the beat did not deem it necessary to accuse the young girls of parading in masculine attire since, in spite of their boyish haircuts and trousers, the girls’ curves were so apparent that their disguise was incomplete.
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, September 30, 1939
Optimists: Some lady optimists have an abiding faith in their ability to look stunning no matter how comic the hat… and the funny part of it is… they can and they do.
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Brooklyn Life, New York, January 2, 1909
The colored comic supplement is the clown of the newspaper establishment. They have ceased to be comic. They have become as vulgar in design as they are tawdry in color.
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Brooklyn Life, New York, January 8, 1910
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Shelbina Democrat, Missouri, March 6, 1889
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The Behaviour Book: A Manual for Ladies, 1853
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The Coffeyville Weekly Journal, Kansas, April 26, 1884
Mocambo cafe party, Hollywood, 1951