Saturday, October 5, 2013

For Halloween, Dress Like They Did...

Here's a new way to get dressed up for Halloween!


Now, thanks to Mental Floss and the Public Domain Review, you can now dress the same way for Halloween (and other costume parties) that people did in 1887! The costumes range all over...



Everything from a pack of cards to Anne Boleyn. A passenger pigeon to  a Brigand's Wife!


Here's the direct link to the 1887 how-to book:

 "Fancy Dresses Described: Or What to Wear At Fancy Balls"
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