ssparis

happy campers.

That is one weird toy.

"Something novel in the way of imported dresses was worn by Mrs. G. B. Williamson of Forest Hills, who returned on the Paris with her husband and daughter. The dress was of woven tricot and had rectangular panels which depicted the life of Cleopatra. The girdle of the gown was of metal and in the shape of an asp, the head of which was the buckle of the girdle." The New York herald. [volume], August 20, 1922, Page 14, col. 3 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045774/1922-08-20/ed-...

B-59 Fascinating description and good resource to identify a specific date. Thank you!

"Yvonne de Knops (1896 in Brussels – 1930 in Genoa), better known by her stage name Yvonne George, was a Belgian singer and feminist actress." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_George She arrived on the French liner Paris, s. The New York herald. [volume], August 20, 1922, Page 14, s. similar photo with the caption: " Miss Yvonne George, French singer, here for her American debut in the "Greenwich Village Follies."" chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045774/1922-08-20/ed-...

B-59 Thank you for the additional information on Georges. We'll add a summary to the catalog record.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Paris_(1916)

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Thanks, swanq and Art Siegel! We'll incorporate some of this information into the catalog record.