Arnold's Victorian Fashion

Spring water, when you can get it, is a special treat! It's even better when you can share your discovery with somebody who means a lot to you. Here, the caption is French, but the outfits were inspired by Greeks or Romans. Perhaps they were admired in Detroit, though they could be worn there only half the year at best. #EmmaJanesFavoriteFashions #bestarnoldcards

Summer casual for the 1890s wasn't all that casual. Returning from the store with some "SAFE" Yeast, this young lady is going to make some bread that "smells sweeter than the flowers." If she had dared to chose "unsafe" ordinary yeast, who knows what would have become of her efforts?! Ah, the perils of bread making! Quack! The back of this card advertises a "patent medicine" and makes a lot of phony claims. See it at [ https://goo.gl/Dc58se ] the Arnold Galleries Quack Medicine page. #EmmaJanesFavoriteFashions #bestarnoldcards

A fascinating outfit with no advertising sponsor. It probably was a lithographer's sample waiting for a merchant's imprint on the back. #EmmaJanesFavoriteFashions #bestarnoldcards

Ready to explore! Exclusive to this Collection, Lion Coffee provides us with this portrait of a cold climate explorer's practical outfit. #EmmaJanesFavoriteFashions #bestarnoldcards #ArnoldsLions

The gardener and the opportunist. A robin waits for the worms stirred up by some expert raking. The young lady may have been overdressed for the occasion. Selected from [ https://goo.gl/u6pJCg ] the Arnold Galleries. #EmmaJanesFavoriteFashions #bestarnoldcards #ArnoldsLions

First impressions require a lot of planning. This one, in particular, shows careful attention to detail. Woolson Spice Co. of Toledo Ohio hoped this effort would persuade you to buy another package of their Lion Coffee. #EmmaJanesFavoriteFashions #bestarnoldcards #ArnoldsLions

Returning from the garden, with a fine bouquet to show for her efforts, a proud young lady shows some independence of mind when choosing her shoe color. From [ https://goo.gl/x5pWNi ] the Arnold Collection Appendix, where you will find more colorful cards and an interesting tale, too! #EmmaJanesFavoriteFashions #bestarnoldcards