General Everyday Clothing

1861 - 1870

2nd Great Aunt Elizabeth Lock. Submitted by Katarzyna	Elizabeth was born in 1824. This photo was taken in the early 1860's. Note the hair covers her ears; in the late 1860's the ears were shown. She is also wearing "engageantes" - false white detacheable sleeves which were easily removed for laundering. These were introduced during the 1850's.

1871 - 1880

Elizabeth Ann Badcock nee Hawes 1814-77. Submitted by Jill on the A272	Elizabeth was born in 1814, and was a grocer's wife. This photo was taken in Margate in the 1870's, presumably on holiday as she lived in New Cross, south London. The dress is silk, with detachable lace collar. The chain appears to be for a watch as is goes into a tiny pocket.

1891 - 1900

2nd Great Aunt Elizabeth Paternoster. Submitted by Katarzyna	Elizabeth b 1843 married her cousin John Paternoster, a gamekeeper so they were a working class family.The photo would have been taken in early 1890's. Plain suits with little ornamentation except perhaps a brooch on the collar and the hair tied back in a bun with no fringe was the order of the day.

Great Aunt Emma Beadon Sporle .Submitted by Katarzyna	Emma, b 1876, married Jacob Stechmann a tailor in West Ham in 1898 but I believe this photo to have been taken in 1895-6. Collars were high and with a ruffle or lace under the stiff outer. Emma's father was a sailor and then a railway porter so again they were a working class family.

Shooting Party c 1895. Submitted by Katarzyna	Ezekiel Paternoster b 1810 (far rhs with bushy white beard) was my 2nd Great Grandfather. He was an agricultural labourer on an estate in Rushmere St Andrew, Suffolk. The hip length capes of the ladies are very masculine and functional as befitted their country style of living. However, this was the era of La Belle Epoque and in high society the capes were embellished with embroidery, lace and beading etc and were much more frivolous in appearance. The double layered cape worn by the 3rd lady from the left was introduced in 1894. The little round hats that they are wearing date from late 1880's.

Late 1890s
Late 1890s dress bodice. Submitted by Jill on the A272.	The dress, in silk, has "leg of mutton" sleeves ruched at the top and decorated with blue velvet. The bodice is hand stitched and mounted on a boned calico lining, fastening with 12 hooks hidden by the front pleating. Some gores of the original skirt remain and this was lined with stiff cotton net and trimmed with the same velvet. Another bodice once existed (one sleeve picured below which also shows the original colour), although all that remains is the left front, as it the dress was given by an elderly lady to a young woman unpicked for reuse during the 1940s.

1901 - 1910

1910
25th Wedding Anniversary 1910. Submitted by Katarzyna	This photo shows the younger ladies wearing simple skirts and blouses. Often they were worn with a straw boater or wide brimmed hats for very special occasions. I think Grandma was left back in the 1890's!!

1911 - 1920

1915
File:General Wear 1915 Marg in Burton.jpg Submitted by Margaret in Burton	My husbands Great Aunt born in 1896 .

1918
File:Ladies everyday clothing about 1918 Margaret in burton.jpg Submitted by Margaret in Burton	My grandmother wearing everyday clothing of the late 1900's. Note the stout shoes.

1921 - 1930

1923
Family Group 1923. Submitted by Katarzyna	This photo is of my mother, her brother and my grandparents. For the first time ever in Britain ladies showed their ankles!! For many the hair was cut short.

1926
File:General Wear 1926 Marg in Burton.jpg Submitted by Margaret in Burton	This photo was taken in 1926 in Church Gresley Derbyshire, during the General Strike. The man in the cap with his back to the camera is my husbands Grandfather. The picture was taken at the soup kitchen.

1930's
File:Everyday wear late 1930's marg n Burton.JPG Everyday Clothing. Submitted by Margaret in Burton	This photo shows the two ladies wearing ordinary everyday clothing in 1930's England.

1931 - 1940

1910
File:Everyday wear 1930-1940 Margaret in burton.jpg The Pinny! Submitted by Margaret in Burton

1951 - 1960

1951-1960.Submitted by Pat Hope	My mum Anne Gleaves on the left with dad's sister Muriel Gleaves

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