Fashion & Costume - Accessories & Shoes, Collectible Household Items, Collectible Fashion Accessories
Compacts, Powder and Paint
Frances Johnson
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Overview
The application of make-up for women was made more convenient in the 1920s with the popularization of small container known as a "compact". Inside, pressed (compacted) face powder was housed with a cloth of feather "puff" applicator and a mirror for checking the job. In this book, Frances Johnson has compiled hundreds of different compacts of various materials, styles, and values along with delightful stories about girls who did or did not paint themselves up to attract boys. Her direct style is tinged with humor, making the compacts here all the more enjoyable. Prices with captions.Editorials
Antiques & the Arts
Highly imaginative, yet practical, these examples not only offered a lady an interesting and often beautiful place for makeup, but a kind of tiny carryall as well, with compartments for lipstick, perfume, money, cigarettes, combs, handkerchief and keys; one example even plays "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" when opened.Antiques & the Arts
Highly imaginative, yet practical, these examples not only offered a lady an interesting and often beautiful place for makeup, but a kind of tiny carryall as well, with compartments for lipstick, perfume, money, cigarettes, combs, handkerchief and keys; one example even plays "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" when opened.Book Details
Published
December 11, 1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Pages
160
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780764300554