Striptease! - What Your Great-Grandfather Locked In His Desk

How naughty!
Interesting how her drapes and chemise and dress keep changing color!

How observant, Kenn.

I did not notice the inconsistent background.

I was thinking about the many layers of clothing that had to be removed - this could be a very long series.

anticipation as 90% of the fun. Is that why we wrap christmas presents?

I am not sure that I regard clothing as "gift-wrapping", but I concur that anticipation is enjoyable.

What struck me is the confirmation that the ladies of that period must have spent a lot of time to get dressed... god, look at the numerous layers they had to wear even in the summer time! They must have felt awfully confined, and suffocated. I can't even stand to wear hose in the warm months, let alone long, layered clothes.

And considering that this wasn't always a daily procedure adds to the story.

Whenever I day dream about time travel into the past, I am jarred from my revery by the incredible (to contemporary minds) lack of personal hygiene.

:-) I would have trouble with time travel too, Peter. Personal hygiene, is important to me and I am so grateful that in our time, water and soap is so available to us here.

Having grown up in the tropical islands of the Philippines, it was mandatory to bathe daily... the heat in the islands made it imperative to bathe thoroughly and wash our hair daily, for comfort and good hygiene. I was therefore surprised to learn when I arrived as a new bride in the US, that my mother-in-law and her generation of ladies would only wash their hair when they went to the hair salon for their WEEKLY visit. My scalp still itches thinking and wondering how they could possibly suffer that amount of time in between shampoos. Until I met another lady in her 80's who said she only washed her hair twice a month. Ick! I didn't ask how often she bathed.

Indoor plumbing was not routinely available until the 20th century.

Most Americans lived with the "weekly bath".

It is really hard to imagine adopting this practice today.

A delightful post!

Glad that you enjoy it, Leo.

I am amazed at what I find at the antique market.

There's no accounting for taste—though historical sense helps!

I am sure that the tastes of one generation always baffle the next, Stephen.

I get my giggle on when I think of how excited the men of yore would get when they got to see scenes like this.

The anticipation remains a big part of the titillation to this day!

If you have a big tub, Ina, you could do another photo series for us.

The sight of me doing a striptease would send people screaming from Gather in droves.

Almost as fast as they're leaving on their own, these days!

I'm sure that you'd have plenty of admirers, Ina.

As deserted as Gather has become, there's always a chance that the article will never be read, anyway.

That second postcard up there would have had my grandfather in cardiac arrest.

The maiden (in the generic sense) does look alluring in this scene, Amelia.

She has no "fear of flying".

How racy! Do you know what year these cards were printed?

I am confident that the cards were printed within five years of 1910.