Posted 10 months ago
walksoftly
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Found this the other day among my fathers possessions, it belonged to a cousin. She had received this as a gift from her Sunday School Classmates on December 21, 1908. She passed away 14 months later at the age of eleven, & her sister kept it until she passed away 70+ years later.
The Girl’s Own Annual is a British book that was published from 1880-1940. It was a year’s cumulation of The Girl’s Own Paper which originally came out weekly until 1908 when it became a monthly publication. One could liken it to a modern teen magazine, in that it related to young women and their interests. And how the interests have changed. And how.
The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
Bizarro Beauty Products, from 1889 to Now
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Pin-Up Queens: Three Female Artists Who Shaped the American Dream Girl
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
Tokens for Sweethearts, in Times of War
American Picker Dream, Part I: Mike Wolfe On His Love Affair With Bikes




very beautiful and wonderful:)
Thanks for the kind words Bellin, it's 800 pages of nice illustrations & stories. But some of the advice is no longer fashionable.
I'll try to post some more.
Thanks for the love Phil, Bellin & Lisa.
Your very welcome walk softy :)
Thanks for the love, mikko, vetraio, mustang, Marc, billyg, Hunter, pack, & mikie
Thanks for showing these beauties a little love, trunkman, bratjdd, musikchoo, AR8, & scandi.
WOW! They're all so Pretty!!! Love them!!!!
Thanks for the love Kathycat, I like how three of them show the motion of the wind.
I wonder how many hat pins it took to hold those big hats on?
Thanks for the love, Mani, vintagemad, & official.
Thanks for the love, Kathycat.
Just love the artwork! Love the post, thanks!
Thanks for the love Hems & the comment, means more coming from a pro like you.
The story is bittersweet, but the annual is delightful. Beautiful, just beautiful! I especially love the Sweet Lilac print.
Thank you so much for those kind words & the love Chinablue.
Thanks for the love, pw-collector, Micmac & ho2.