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WatchWatch
Crissie Sheridan performing a “skirt dance” in a film taken by Thomas Edison on October 25, 1897.  She is wearing what would be commonly used for such a dance during this era. “From Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures: The artist was a professional and was invited to perform by Mr. Edison’s earliest film people. All evidence indicates that the film was shot in the Black...
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Victorian Hair-1890's
“The Victorian woman’s hair was her crowning glory, although, in reality, it was most likely to be in terrible condition. The use of irons was relentless, and hair became seriously damaged, singed and like wool.  Women never cut their hair except in the case of serious illness, but it must have come out in handfuls and quite often smelled scorched.  French hairdresser Marcel Grateau...
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