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Printable Vintage Illustration: Ladies with Documents (Set1)

Labels: 1890s fashion, 19th century illustrations, Belle Époque, Fashion history, French fashion, Parisian style, Victorian fashion, Victorian ladies

So. Tell me. What do you think? Which is better?
To take action and perhaps make a fatal mistake
- or to take no action and die slowly anyway?
― Ahdaf Soueif, The Map of Love

On an important decision one rarely has 100% of the information
needed for a good decision no matter how much one spends or how long one waits.
And, if one waits too long, he has a different problem and has to start all over.
This is the terrible dilemma of the hesitant decision maker.
― Robert K. Greenleaf, The Servant as Leader
Vintage illustrations from 1890s showing three Victorian ladies mulling over/holding documents in their hands. Could be long, newsy letters or possibly contracts? They seem to be giving the women food for thought! You can download these high-res illustrations as a 7” x 11” @ 300 ppi JPEG (top) and a 9” x 6” @ 300 ppi JPEG (bottom) here.

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Printable Vintage Illustration: Victorian Ladies with Parasols 10

Labels: 1890s fashion, 19th century illustrations, Belle Époque, Fashion history, French fashion, Parisian style, Victorian fashion, Victorian ladies

To hear never-heard sounds,
To see never-seen colors and shapes,
To try to understand the imperceptible
Power pervading the world;
To fly and find pure ethereal substances
That are not of matter
But of that invisible soul pervading reality.
To hear another soul and to whisper to another soul;
To be a lantern in the darkness
Or an umbrella in a stormy day;
To feel much more than know.
To be the eyes of an eagle, slope of a mountain;
To be a wave understanding the influence of the moon;
To be a tree and read the memory of the leaves;
To be an insignificant pedestrian on the streets
Of crazy cities watching, watching, and watching.
To be a smile on the face of a woman
And shine in her memory
As a moment saved without planning.
― Dejan Stojanovic

Vintage illustration from 1896 showing two Victorian ladies walking arm-in-arm, with one lady holding an umbrella over her shoulder. You can download the high-res illustration as an 8” x 11” @ 300 ppi JPEG here.

Vintage Clipart for Collage, Scrapbooking or Papercrafts: Victorian Children 4

Labels: 19th century illustrations, Victorian children and teens, Victorian leisure, Victorian life, Vintage art, Vintage print

I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“Don't you find it odd,” she continued, “that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.”
― Ethan Hawke, The Hottest State

Antique illustration from the 1860s of young Victorian children in outdoor play on a warm spring day. High-res 8” x 5” @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.