Sybil Arundale (real name Sybil Kelly) born London, England 20 June 1879 & died London 5 Sep 1965. ( See link for source). Sybil was a sister of actress Grace Arundale & in 1893 the 2 girls appeared in music halls and were billed as The Sisters Arundale I found this photograph of her on a postally used postcard, mailed March 5, 1906. It is in the Milton Gossette series No 44. It was sent to Miss Ruth Mellor in Newsome, near Huddersfield England. The sender said the picture looked like her.
I was struck by the hat in the picture which seems to have been attached by two hair pins. It might be held in place with elastic to the back of the hair. Any opinions on this from professionals? It is a design that someone could use as a basis for a design today. It is not as wild as some of the Edwardian Hats.
There have been some other postcards of Miss Sybil Arundale posted elsewhere on the Internet.
Here are a few other references: Here and here (as Dick Whittington)
No copyright of this picture is claimed. I believe it to be in the public domain,however, I am not a lawyer and can get it wrong. If you are the copyright owner please email me and I will take the image down.
I present the picture for educational purposes and in the greater interest of promoting hat wearing.
