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Offline Shaztoni

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What age is this woman
« on: Thursday 02 June 05 08:39 BST (UK) »
The woman in the picture is Mary "The Lady" she was born 1873 and died 1929, when about would this picture have been taken.
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Re: What age is this woman
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 02 June 05 08:51 BST (UK) »
Wow, I'm glad you didn't ask what her waist size was.... looks about 18"??

I am no expert but her face looks quite young and untroubled so I would be surprised if she was out of her teens.

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Re: What age is this woman
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 02 June 05 08:55 BST (UK) »
The photo looks as if it was taken to celebrate her putting her hair up for the first time, so certainly in her teens.
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Re: What age is this woman
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 02 June 05 09:09 BST (UK) »
No wedding or engegement rings.

I too would vote for late teens
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Re: What age is this woman
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 02 June 05 09:19 BST (UK) »
lizdb, I never noticed that she had no rings on, most likely pre-marriage then.
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Re: What age is this woman
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 02 June 05 09:21 BST (UK) »
Another question, do you reckon that her waist was doctored, it can't really be that size can it.
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Re: What age is this woman
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 02 June 05 09:29 BST (UK) »
In this article

http://www.staylace.com/textarea/history/ll11.htm

they were lacing up girls as young as 12!!

I'm glad some things are out of fashion  ;D

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Re: What age is this woman
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 02 June 05 09:30 BST (UK) »
It looks doctored to me......or refined might be a better term!

was it Sabrina or Jayne Mansfield that "in her prime" had a waist size of 18" ........no one ever looked at her waist though....I wonder why ::)

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Re: What age is this woman
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 02 June 05 15:09 BST (UK) »
I'd agree with teens, do you know when she married, maybe it was her last portrait as a single lady.

and what did I read just recently about Kylie  was'nt hers waist down to 16"  :-\ ouch!
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