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A Page for Women and Perhaps Men: Medieval Angels

Included on this page from the Western Mail in 1935 is a photograph of three women, identified as the Petter sisters, dressed as â€˜medieval angelsâ€™ at a Halloween Ball in London.

Tags: angel, Angels, dress, fancy dress, fashion, medieval costume, medieval dress, medieval fashion, medieval style, Petter sisters, vogue

Promising Colt

In this article concerning the sale of a yearling racehorse in Melbourne, the sire is identified as a horse named â€œMedieval Knightâ€. The colt was offered for sale by Alan Lechte in Messrs William Inglis and Sonâ€™s yearling catalogue…

Tags: â€œMedieval Knightâ€, Alan Lechte, colt, horse-racing, horsebreeder, Melbourne, Messrs. William Inglis and Sonâ€™s, racehorse, racehorse lineage, racehorse names, racehorse sale, yearling

Finucane-Higgins

This article from the wedding column of the Western Mail gives an account of the wedding of Josephine Higgins and Kevin Finucane at St Maryâ€™s Cathedral on 6 January 1930. The brideâ€™s dress is described as a picture frock of soft white…

Tags: Cathedral, corsage, Finucane, gown, Higgins, Keoghâ€™s Hall, medieval design, medieval style, organ, St Maryâ€™s Cathedral, Tasmania, wedding, wedding dress

The World Overseas: â€˜A Relic of Other Daysâ€™

Included in this Western Mail Supplement page of pictures from around the world, Image 6 shows a festive horserace running through the marketplace in Siena, Italy. The caption describes the festival as a â€˜relic from other daysâ€™; the last…

Tags: archbishop, Cathedral, festival, horseracing, Italy, jockey, medieval festival, medieval games, Siena, Tuscany

To Hold the Bridal Veil

In these pages, the latest fashion advice from London regarding bridal headgear is relayed. The article begins by informing readers that wealthy English brides were wearing diamond tiaras on their wedding days. However, it surmises, it was unlikely…

Tags: Bandeau, bridal fashion, coronet, fashion, hair, hairstyle, head-dress, medieval dress, medieval fashion, medieval head-dress, medieval queen, medieval style, medieval vogue, pearl, queen, Riche of Hay-Hill, tiara, vogue

Friendly Society Picnic March at Belair National Park

Men, women, and children marching with Ancient Order of Foresters banners prior to arriving at the Belair National Park. About the Ancient Order of Foresters: The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with…

Tags: Ancient Order of Foresters, banner, banners, Belair, Foresters, Foresters Friendly Society, friendly societies, friendly society, procession, processions, SA, South Australia

St. Patrick's Day Procession led by men carrying a banner, Mt. Morgan, ca. 1917

Photograph depicting a 1917 St. Patrick's Day procession with men carrying a St. Patrick's Day banner bearing a medieval-style design.

Tags: banner, banners, float, floats, Irish culture, Mt. Morgan, national identity, parade, parades, procession, processions, Queensland, Saint Patrick, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day Procession

Federated Municipal Employees Marching in Trade Union Parade

Federated Municipal Employees depicted with a FME banner drawn by four horses at a trade union parade in Ballarat, 1920. Some historians consider trade unions to be the successors of medieval guilds. For information regarding the Federated Municipal…

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