Figure 1.--This postcard appears to be one of a series of German postcards with fancy dress being used to illustrate famous fairy tales. Here the German text reads, "The prince, however, pulled the Sleeping Beauty (Cinderella) into his arms and asked her to be his beloved bride". |
Fancy dress costumes were very popular in the late 19th and early 20 century. These might be extremely elaborate costumes. Of course it was only the well-to-do that could afford elaborate costumes. We note costumed parties. It was also popular to be photographed in fancy costumes. We have also noted post card companies coming out with series of costumes for well-known figures. At the time postcards were popular collectors items and it was common for the major companies to issue series of cards on different subjects. We have noted similar trends in several different countries.
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