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| 1835 Bridal Dress |
Loretta reports:
Some time ago I posted a letter from 1810 whose author deplored at some length and with great vehemence the practice of advertising for a spouse .
Apparently, nobody paid attention because, 25 years later, they were still at it.
Bridal Dress, from May 1835 Ladies’ Cabinet of Fashion, courtesy Los Angeles Public Library, Casey Fashion Plates Collection
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1 comments:
Women who answered such advertisements then , as now, took a great risk. Those who went out west in the USA as a mail order bride also took a risk. Today we read of peopel being killed after answering such ads-- I wonder if it was any safer then.
What of the women who went out to India to get a husband among the East India workers and others. Usually, there was no shortage of applicants as husband there or in Australia.
I wonder how many of the women were desperate and how many jsut wanted the excitement and adventure?
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