September 27, 2006
Happy place
Charles Dana Gibson ...
This one is called "Summer Sports", ca. 1904. First published in Life, 1904.
It is hard for me to even express how much I love the languorous woman flying her kite from a lying down position.
Posted by sheila
I would guess that they have all been smoking opium. I wish I was there.
Posted by: DBW at September 27, 2006 11:18 AMhahahahaha. I love that it's a sport you can do in a big-ass DRESS, with your hair all up like that, and even lying down.
(I've played badminton in a dress, though. Not a dress like those; I'd have tripped all over the place and killed myself).
(This also reminds me of a friend I had in grad school who like bocce ball because she said, "Any sport I can play with a drink in my hand is the sport for me.")
Posted by: ricki at September 27, 2006 12:56 PMHAHAHAHA Look at the kites!!! I'd LOVE to be there, wearing those soft, feminine gowns and languorously playing with my man-toys...
Posted by: Ceci at September 27, 2006 1:12 PMHAHAHAHA Look at the kites!!! I'd LOVE to be there, wearing those soft, feminine gowns and languorously playing with my man-toys...
Posted by: Ceci at September 27, 2006 1:13 PM"langorously playing with my man-toys"
Seriously, that is the best way to word it EVER.
Posted by: red at September 27, 2006 1:43 PMhahahahaha! I just looked at it again and saw that the "kites" WERE actually "man-toys."
man, this guy was genius.
alas, I've never been in that position in my life. It appeals to me strongly though (even though it's not that nice to string a fellow along, to toy with him...there's something appealing about that kind of power.)
Posted by: ricki at September 27, 2006 4:31 PM