Vintage Hats Worn Upon Arrival in NY 1907.

Old World Beauties Greeted by American Bachelors

"Under banner headlines like the one above, newspapers from coast to coast spread the joyful word that on September 27, 1907, a steamship had docked in New York with a spectacular cargo from Europe---1002 unmarried girls. The Old World beauties came ashore with a hectic welcome. As photographers recorded their smiles the ladies were beseiged by a crowd of bachelors and regaled by a band playing "Cupid's Garden" and "I Want You, Honey, Yes, I Do.""
  This Fabulous Century  Time-Life 1900-1910         

Independence Day, July 1900

Take a look at the float for the 1900 era  Independence Day parade in Big Fork, Minnesota. Even the horses are decked out in stars and stripes.  And take a look at the hats worn by the ladies on the float.  It looks like everyone wore their Sunday best!

Photos provided by This Fabulous Century 1900-1910.  Time Life Books.

Alice Roosevelt, Gibson Girl

Alice Roosevelt was 17 years old when her father, Theodore Roosevelt entered the White House in 1901.
She was a beautiful girl and as spirited as her father! Alice embodied the image of the Gibson Girl--the ideal concept of the American Woman.

"I can do one of two things. I can be President of the United States, or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both."   Theodore Roosevelt