Visit the garden only when properly dressed! On the Arnold Galleries https://goo.gl/VprDwc Ladies Fashion page, scroll down and you will find the latest addition. (Hope your garden path has dried up a bit from those April showers!) Click the image to enlarge. Print & share as you please!

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A dress for the active lady did not look much different than normal everyday wear. Here's an example from the Arnold Galleries https://goo.gl/RlAzFp Of course, there may have been some disadvantages....

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Ready to wear or already worn out? One wonders how clothing survived these washing techniques! Even those fancy dresses had to go through the wringer before they were ready to be hung out to dry. This card is exclusive to this collection. As usual, it is public domain and can be printed and shared freely.

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No winter gale can take away the warmth of this smile! Anonymous as usual, the artist here shows rare motion as the stylish garments flow with the wind. This work is exclusive to this Collection, but is in the public domain as one of several trade cards given away by the Woolson Spice Company to promote Lion Coffee in the late 1800s. Print and share at your pleasure!

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Be prepared, they say. This mariner seems to be prepared for a sunny, calm trip aboard a stable craft in quiet waters. Keep an eye on the weather, mate! From the Arnold Galleries https://goo.gl/J7vtn4 Bon voyage!

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Unsuited for the job, an office dandy plays lineman, posing for his public while ignoring the unusual formation of swifts behind him. https://goo.gl/dAI4fn Somebody had a pretty wild imagination!

Spring outfit for the birder in the family...for the birder who is about to learn that those two cute little birdies probably didn't lay that giant egg! On https://goo.gl/VaB5Of you'll not find any more birds, but you will find some cows and a kitten or two. Click & enjoy!

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A strawberry dress, inspired no doubt by the season, graces this most interesting page https://goo.gl/JqsF0u of the Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection.

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Just right for blueberry picking this elegant outfit is among several cards advertising Niagara corn starch on pages 8 and 69 https://goo.gl/pfrjyE of the Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection.

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