It was with real and tangible sadness and an awful contracting of the heart that i heard of the death of Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, the last of the Mitford sisters, today. In very many ways we were worlds away from each other, but i always

It was with real and tangible sadness and an awful contracting of the heart that i heard of the death of Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, the last of the Mitford sisters, today. In very many ways we were worlds away from each other, but i always

Fawnvelveteen: Art Nouveau Ivy Spray Tiara, The Netherlands (Ca. 1900; Pearls, Diamonds, Enamel, Gold).

Vintagechampagnefever: Vogue’s Autumn Forecast For 1932 Illustration By Eduardo Garcia Benito

Centuriesbehind: The Library Of Lord Byron, In His Palazzo In Pisa, Italy.

Theepitomeofquiet: Deborah, Then-Mitford, At Lord Redesdale’s House At High Wycombe, Awaiting The Arrival Of Her Sister Unity From Germany.

Goodmemory: Stamps From The North Pole.for 20 Years, Beginning In 1920, The Children Of J.r.r.tolkien Received Illustrated Letters From Father Christmas.from J.r.r. Tolkien: The Father Christmas Letters, George Allen And Unwin, Ltd. 1976 Stopping

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Fieldsinireland: Cottage, Valentia Island, Kerry, Ireland By Wendy_Armstro On Flickr.

Goddessofmayhem: Harrod’s Perfume Department, 1910

Theparisreview: Henri Matisse’s Illustrations For Baudelaire’s Poetry Collection, Les Fleurs Du Mal. (Via)

Internalisecarlo: This Apartment Tour Makes Me So Positive &Amp;Amp; Peaceful!(Via Am)

Fashion1930S: Two Fashionable Ladies Having Some Tea Outside. The-Flawless-Moon: England, 1931 [Hulton Archive/Getty Images]

Burgrs: #Beesforhe Send A Box Of Bees To Every Man You Know

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