tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post4203520222425600213..comments2024-03-04T06:12:38.695+13:00Comments on Photo-Sleuth: Sepia Saturday 208: An early call for Father ChristmasBrett Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-75621282114256093132013-12-30T00:43:48.296+13:002013-12-30T00:43:48.296+13:00I was going to suggest an hotel perhaps for those ...I was going to suggest an hotel perhaps for those maids, but their uniforms show slight differences, unless their specific function defined such costumes. Nice selection!! St-Nicholas would be pleased!!!<br /><br />My very best wishes for the new year, <br />to you and your loved ones!! <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-67636333049983466472013-12-28T12:31:21.060+13:002013-12-28T12:31:21.060+13:00Thanks Wendy - Merry Christmas to you and yours as...Thanks Wendy - Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. I thought that about Santa too, but you know how pressing the shutter at the wrong moment can catch the oddest expressions on people's faces.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-8814237611442282802013-12-28T12:28:49.670+13:002013-12-28T12:28:49.670+13:00Merry Christmas Brett! Lots of food for the imagi...Merry Christmas Brett! Lots of food for the imagination in these photos, for sure. Santa has shifty eyes, I think. Maybe I'm just mean today. See you in 2014~Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-12075099367996432282013-12-24T08:27:18.991+13:002013-12-24T08:27:18.991+13:00Oh, well done! Happy New Year! :->Oh, well done! Happy New Year! :->La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-6871562269082455312013-12-23T14:29:13.312+13:002013-12-23T14:29:13.312+13:00Lots to be discovered about Thomas Nast - quite an...Lots to be discovered about Thomas Nast - quite an illustrator!Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-12168450214960086642013-12-23T14:28:44.819+13:002013-12-23T14:28:44.819+13:00I think his mind is already on the next stop in hi...I think his mind is already on the next stop in his schedule - your house, perhaps, Little Nell?Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-27417200957053368012013-12-23T14:28:03.835+13:002013-12-23T14:28:03.835+13:00I knew I could count on you for a story from this ...I knew I could count on you for a story from this photo, Gail. He remained taciturn and unmoved, at least on the surface, but underneath all that his mind was alive with the possibilities ;-) Merry Christmas to you too.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-34507566281717519452013-12-23T14:26:08.190+13:002013-12-23T14:26:08.190+13:00Very similar to a Christmas image that I used in a...Very similar to a Christmas image that I used in an article about toys recently (see my previous post on Photo-Sleuth)Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-38636514192645005302013-12-23T14:25:26.451+13:002013-12-23T14:25:26.451+13:00Perhaps they were a chorus.Perhaps they were a chorus.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-22745640276202324552013-12-23T14:24:56.215+13:002013-12-23T14:24:56.215+13:00That's what I thought, but several readers thi...That's what I thought, but several readers think it's actually a traditional Santa's cap.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-46874184788711797752013-12-23T14:24:02.967+13:002013-12-23T14:24:02.967+13:00Thank you Jackie, and the same to you and yours.Thank you Jackie, and the same to you and yours.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-13145673936685009422013-12-23T14:23:43.997+13:002013-12-23T14:23:43.997+13:00Yes, Anne, although I think it's unlikely we w...Yes, Anne, although I think it's unlikely we will ever learn much about them.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-56075099023983570512013-12-23T14:23:16.303+13:002013-12-23T14:23:16.303+13:00Very kind of you Barbara. Me too.Very kind of you Barbara. Me too.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-31182958115262713452013-12-23T14:22:37.477+13:002013-12-23T14:22:37.477+13:00The Nast image is very familiar to me too, althoug...The Nast image is very familiar to me too, although I hadn't investigated its origins in much detail before.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-72621897510930255392013-12-23T14:21:53.230+13:002013-12-23T14:21:53.230+13:00You and Mike are probably quite right. You'll...You and Mike are probably quite right. You'll have to form an association of the Downton Abbey-uninitiated.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-70097228881648940422013-12-23T14:20:45.030+13:002013-12-23T14:20:45.030+13:00I must confess that although I watched most of the...I must confess that although I watched most of the first series, I'm not much of a fan of the Downton Abbey sagas either.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-20740061127707633552013-12-23T14:19:44.881+13:002013-12-23T14:19:44.881+13:00I hadn't thought much about Santa's placem...I hadn't thought much about Santa's placement - perhaps there was a second, now lost, image in which he was the star attraction.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-17288464285495227032013-12-23T14:18:43.375+13:002013-12-23T14:18:43.375+13:00I think you're right about Santa's cap - o...I think you're right about Santa's cap - on closer examination, it does look to be hair and a fur-trimmed cap of some kind.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-81274592106151249892013-12-23T12:14:20.584+13:002013-12-23T12:14:20.584+13:00Merry Christmas. Thanks for sharing the pictures. ...Merry Christmas. Thanks for sharing the pictures. It would be interesting to learn more about the seventeen young women. I agree the caps don't look practical.Anne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970750528434435027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-32959427383098582202013-12-23T11:34:28.603+13:002013-12-23T11:34:28.603+13:00I agree with Mike and Kristin about Santa's ca...I agree with Mike and Kristin about Santa's cap. Have a great holiday season, Brett. It's been fun reading your posts. I'm looking forward to another year with you. Nancy says so, too.<br />BarbaraNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-46088511002883216382013-12-23T06:13:20.618+13:002013-12-23T06:13:20.618+13:00Those caps are strange looking - quite impractical...Those caps are strange looking - quite impractical I imagine.<br />I too have never watched Downton Abbey.<br />Merry Christmas to you and your familyJackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-84334090258889707732013-12-23T02:03:43.099+13:002013-12-23T02:03:43.099+13:00I think I used the Nast picture in my post last ye...I think I used the Nast picture in my post last year. That first group of girls reminded me that my mother spent several years in service, probably in the 1920s. I never found out where.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-33833324159413469322013-12-22T10:44:15.168+13:002013-12-22T10:44:15.168+13:00I think Santa is wearing a fur trimmed cap with th...I think Santa is wearing a fur trimmed cap with the red part down behind. The stuff that looks like the ruffle on a mop cap is actually his hair! Happy Christmas! Patricia, I've never watched Downtown Abbey either.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-37015819137690172382013-12-22T09:37:20.897+13:002013-12-22T09:37:20.897+13:00Oh thanks to your post, now I know the original s...Oh thanks to your post, now I know the original source of that Santa; I have an old framed copy, just a print from the 1950's and have meant to research it. Merry Christmas. I must be the only person in the world who has never watched Donton Abbey.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-46666203220551311802013-12-22T08:11:27.072+13:002013-12-22T08:11:27.072+13:00Its Interesting that they tucked Santa in at the b...Its Interesting that they tucked Santa in at the back rather than center-stage,as he would have been today.<br />Have A Great Christmas Brett.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.com