Edwardian French couple. Dagoreau RPPC. Private Collection.
A gorgeous couple mailing from Charente, France. Bertha is sporting the “Gibson look” so in vogue at the time with the extra small waist and pinned hair in a loose bun. Her husband is classically dapper in the matching starched frock suit with the creased pants and high collar. The photographer logo is embossed on the bottom right.
Postcards were mailed so quickly they were the equivalent of today’s text messages.
We’re coming home tomorrow Tuesday. To cherished friendship. Best wishes from Charentes.
Bertha Georges
Photographer: Dagoreau. France.
Bowlers And High Collars 
May 1st, 2015 at 12:58 am
At one point here in the UK there were up to five postal deliveries a day, I read in one postcard book that women used send their orders to the local butcher for a same day delivery, beat that Amazon lol.
Another lovely card, I particularly like her blouse with the high collar, I have a Maude Fealy card where she is wearing something similar.
It wasn’t uncommon for maids from this era to wear a similar collar to Mr Georges, very uncomfortable
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May 1st, 2015 at 1:03 am
I read about that! It’s amazing to think they could send a postcard for an invitation in the evening and they could receive a reply the same day! At least in London!
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May 1st, 2015 at 1:25 am
By the way, I don’t know whose collar is the most uncomfortable. I think hers. I’m itchy just looking at it lol
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May 1st, 2015 at 1:36 am
But it look very elegant https://summertime75.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/miss-maude-fealy/ almost makes me think about cross dressing lol – perhaps not it wouldn’t be a good look with a beard
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May 1st, 2015 at 1:38 am
Hahaha! If you do please have your wife take a picture!
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May 1st, 2015 at 1:41 am
Behave lol, perhaps the maids costume :-O
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May 1st, 2015 at 1:43 am
Lol! That’s a whole new blog!
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May 1st, 2015 at 1:46 am
Two blogs are enough ;-)
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