harrytempest

Those are huge hats.

They really are! From your great and vivid description of Montreal, don't think anyone would look twice there at someone swanning around in such amazing millinery contraptions...

I adore you, person who wrote this comment ;-) And you're right, this is a city that lets you be whoever you are, you and your hat. But back to this photo, I was thinking that the sheer massive surface area of the hat prevented glare so the ladies could line up their shots.

I'm more looking at the structure of that garment--is she wearing wide-legged pants? Why does the waist look so large around her? Maybe some kind of specialized golf trousers (like the very very large hats for the purpose)? These could be her equivalent of "gym clothes."

Had wondered initially if they were some sort of culottes with a wrap-around overskirt, but still think it was a little early for respectable ladies to wear anything even vaguely resembling trousers... Any clothing (or early sporting) experts out there, please feel to weigh in.

Beautiful !!!

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I can hear her now "Off with his head !!" or was that the Queen of Hearts ?

Wikipedia tells us that "The Queen of spades is considered to be a sign of intelligence. It is representative of judgment that is practical, logical, and intellectual. It represents a woman who is creative and makes her plans ahead of time." My guess is that she's off to a Tchaikovsky opera.

Cuddly Nutter Yep, Queen of Hearts.

Beautiful Capture!

How times change...Wow!

Fabio >>>>>E & family/friends>>>> I'd like to see what contraption they were going to use to get a heavy bag of sand home with them...

National Library of Ireland on The Commons That, will be worth another great photo!!

maybe a sandbox for the children? I doubt it.. but I would like to think that is what it was for. Would have been heavy for sure!