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         

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

Fancy Smancy Vintage Hats

In honor of the Kentucky Derby I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at some fancy vintage hats.
Gosh, 100 years later, these ladies still could have been in style!
 

Manistee County Historical Museum

 

 

 

Manistee County Historical Museum