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Details about Jenyn's corsets

I do wonder how long this corset would take to actually put on in the morning or evening. They seem to have thought of every detail. The embroidery finish is a pretty and feminine touch.

Imagine... each of the gentlemen there sure had a different plan deep down.
They can be a good plan for their various community or party or individuals or personal.
Some of them might be not that good. A few might be bad and very bad. Et cetera.

Now, where are they and those plans? Did they change anything for the goodness of themselves living on this earth? Answer for your own conscience. For God's sake you are having a chance to be honest with yourself once in your life. Give it a try.

There were 112 politicians in the Federal Parliament when it moved to Canberra in 1927. (See Appendix 1 for a full list of Senators and Members in 1927.) There were 36 Senators and 76 Members. The Nationalist/Country Party Coalition was in Government and clearly had the numbers (see Appendices 13 and 14 showing party affiliation) in both Houses. The Parliament consisted only of men and it was another 16 years before the first woman was elected. (Dame Enid Lyons was elected to the seat of Darwin [Tasmania] in 1943). Their salary was 1000 per annum and there was no general change in that salary until 1947, when it was increased by 500. (In fact during the Great Depression politicians salaries were reduced. In 1932 they received 750 per annum and it was not until 1938 that they were restored to their 1927 level.)

The politicians who took their seats in 1927 were a diverse lot (except that they were all male). There were 34 New South Welshmen (28 MHRs and 6 Senators); 26 Victorians (20 and 6); 16 Queenslanders (10 and 6); 11 Western Australians (5 and 6); 12 South Australians (7 and 6); 11 Tasmanians (5 and 6) and 1 from the Northern Territory. There were 29 farmers, graziers and pastoralists; 15 lawyers; 6 miners; 6 journalists and 4 school teachers. The average age of the MHRs was 52 compared with 56 in the Senate. The youngest Member was Roland Green, 32 (Richmond, NSW), who had lost a leg in the Great War. The oldest Member was John West (East Sydney NSW), 76, a plumber by occupation. Eighty three of the 112 Members were born in Australia and the remainder were born in either New Zealand or the United Kingdom. Thirty per cent of Members had a secondary education and 22 per cent had a tertiary qualification.(32)

Reference:
Parliament of Australia website. www.aph.gov.au/ (accessed May 20, 2011)

Beautiful Capture!

I misread this at first as "Politicians lolling on grass".
I hope they didn't inhale!

The information is just as interesting as the photograph!

Advertisement about Jenyn's corsets

It is so incredibly interesting to see the transition in fashion from this advertisement dated 1912. From my perspective, I can see the classic silhouette desired in the Edwardian era (the S curve and soft sloping shoulders), but I also see that the hairstyle resembles the gorgeously curled and crimped short crop popular in the 1920s.

You can see how the silhouette from the Edwardian era to the silhouette of the 1920s.