I can’t quite put my finger on what makes this woman a brazen hussy. Her short sleeves, perhaps? The hustle of her bustle?
Whatever she’s doing, it’s attracting far too much male attention, and thus it must be rife with sin.
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Une dame vraiment bien (“Very Fine Lady”) by Louis Feuillade, 1908
(By the by, the music totally makes this video.)
Little Galusha Pennypacker
Forget Madison, Mason, Olivia, Logan, and Jayden — for all of you expectant mothers and fathers pondering what to name to bequeath your little bundle of joy, here are some spot-on, Civil War-era suggestions from The Hairpin!
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1. Cullen Andrews Battle
2. John “Old Wooden Head” Hood
3. Francis Asbury Shoup
4. Stand Watie
5. Gideon Johnson Pillow
6. Birkett Davenport Fry
7. Richard “Fighting Dick” Anderson
8. Leonidas “The Fighting Bishop” Polk
9. Charles “Savvy” Read
10. Daniel Ruggles
11. David Rumph Jones
12. Galusha Pennypacker
13. Wager Swayne
14. Edward Otho Cresap Ord
15. Ludwig Blenker
16. Amasa Cobb
17. Louis Trezevant Wigfall
18. Thomas Fentress Toon
19. Felix Kirk Zollicoffer
20. James “Sally” Archer
21. Cadwallader Colden Washburn
22. Samuel Kosciuszko Zook
23. Young Marshall Moody
24. John Seashoales Witcher
25. Amiel Weeks Whipple
26. Manning Force
27. Catharinus Buckingham
28. Absalom Baird
29. John Sappington Marmaduke
30. Bushrod Rust Johnson
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(Daguerreotype via TVHistory)
Just so we’re clear, I do not endorse this as a holiday gift. I’m not entirely sure what this Kay Martin hussy is planning to give her suitor for Christmas, but intuition tells me it is probably something rather untoward.
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(submitted by Mrs. Wendy M.)
(via Antiques.com)
Yes, my dears, it’s that time of year when every gal pushes her muffler to her cheek and ponders what gifts to get loved ones. Don’t waste another moment on thinking — Hersteria is here to help!
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For the newlywed couple, these prison jammies will remind them that they, too, will one day feel trapped in a loveless marriage!
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For Mother, nothing beats a shiny new toaster! Now maybe she can make an edible piece of toast for once in her goddamn life.
(via MomGrind)
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Oooh, and here’s a little something… special… for the man of the house!
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Is your co-ed daughter still waiting for Mr. Right? Well, this practical record would be a great gift for young ladies who seem unable to catch a husband.
(via Say No to Crack)
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Now, here’s a practical gift for Junior!
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What do you get a bedwetter for Christmas? Apparently a neatly wrapped box of shame.
(via Bedazzled)
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