Usually I only collect images from the mid to late nineteenth century, but when I saw this one I while ago I couldn't resist adding it to my collection! This young woman had quite the poofy hairdo, but I really like the look of optism and fun she has. There are a couple of interesting details in this photo. She is wearing a metallic bracelet on her right forearm, and she seems to be looking at some sort of women's fashion magazine. One can even see a drawing or photo of a woman in a fancy dress on the paper she is holding. The fact this young woman wanted to photographed with this item suggests she may have been from a wealthy family, or at least she like to go shopping! The other interesting detail which I did not see until I got this home, is that there is a notation in pencil at the bottom of the photo which reads "Hetten (?), 1909." This gives the year of the image, which is fantastic. Where this photo was taken remains a mystery, but whoever this lady was, she lived during the Edwardian era before all that peace and prosperity would be shattered by the pointless carnage of World War I.
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Hmmm. I think it's more that she likes to go shopping. Generally, fashion magazines, if that is what it is, tend to rely on a vicarious appeal. If she were rich, you'd expect her to be holding a book or something, no?
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