Picture No | 11677355 |
Date | 1929 |
Description | Mrs McCorquodale (Barbara Cartland) dressed as champagne |
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Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000), married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, British novelist. Photographed here in a sparkling champagne dress, part of a 'living Christmas dinner' set of fancy dress at the Santa Claus Ball held at the Kit-Cat club on 18 December 1929 in aid of Queen Charlotte's Hospital National Mother-Saving Campaign. The ball featured a pageant on the theme of Queen Charlotte's Christmas Dinner where well-known Society beauties were disguised as different courses, wine, spirits and puddings! The dresses were designed by the artist Mrs 'Peter' Baxendale and the event was organised by Barbara herself.
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Source | Photograph by Lenare in The Sketch, 25 December 1929, page 666 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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