Quite the looker
An alert reader sends along, for no apparent reason, this lovely photo of Portland's Rose Festival queen of 1915, Sybil Baker:
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Comments (10)
Did not the student bodies once select their individual School's Rose Princess?
Posted by Abe | June 14, 2010 9:22 AM
yes Abe, they did. I don't know whether they do it now but we did in 1973
Posted by Jim C. | June 14, 2010 9:42 AM
I'm thinking of starting a complimentary "Portland Hose Festival" for the politicians who gave it to the citizens. I can't pick a date because unfortunately it goes on all year long.
Posted by Bluecollar Libertarian | June 14, 2010 9:43 AM
The reader sent this "for no apparent reason"? No apparent reason, Jack? Try a big old slice of 1915 hotness.
Posted by Bill McDonald | June 14, 2010 9:45 AM
I wonder what her dog looks like. Must be a knockout!
Posted by Lawrence | June 14, 2010 10:05 AM
Could women even vote back than or just run for office?
Posted by Rarian Rakista | June 14, 2010 10:38 AM
Gotta love the Mary Pickford style eye makeup.
Posted by John Benton | June 14, 2010 11:08 AM
Is she married?
She has a ring on that finger.
Posted by Ben | June 14, 2010 11:30 AM
I think I dated her.
Posted by Allan L. | June 14, 2010 3:17 PM
The fabric quality was beautiful
and accessible for our Rose Festival Queen and for the public generally if one could splurge a bit, one could have couturier fabric.
Today, the fabric would be available if at all at very expensive prices. Some years ago in an LA shop fabrics over $200.yd were locked in a room. One had to ask for a key and an attendant would stay in the room while you looked at the fabric. Who knows what the cost would be today?
Instead, we now most likely have polyester gowns, "silk like" satin,
polyester lace, faux georgette.
So much faux this and that.
Just like faux elected officials???
Posted by clinamen | June 14, 2010 9:23 PM