The Golden Age of Glasgow Society: February 1909 – Reception at Glasgow School of Art – Students’ Vacation Scheme – What the Ladies’ Wore

An article on page 383 (page 59, in The British Newspaper Archive) of The Queen, The Lady’s Newspaper, on Saturday the 27th

of February, 1909, reads:

 

“RECEPTION AT GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART.

A largely attended reception was held in the Glasgow School of Art on Friday evening of last week. Music and tableaux formed

part of the entertainment, while guests had also an opportunity of inspecting the work done by the students under the auspices

of the Vacation Scheme. Mrs Fra. H. Newbery wore a dress of grey taffetas; Mrs Angiletti came in a Directoire robe of soft black

velvet; Miss Dickie, in cream silk trimmed with brown; Miss Maisie Bissett, in a soft white frock, with touches of pale lavender

velvet; Miss Tucker, in green and black; Miss Ann MacBeth [sic], in a vivid blue picture dress; Miss Susan F. Crawford wore pale

pink; Mrs Walton, a black velvet gown, with lace berthe; Mrs Cameron, white and black vandyked glacé turned out with écru lace;

Mrs Fleming, a white gown veiled in transparent black; Miss Hill, white-flowered taffetas; Miss French, a pretty white chiffon

frock; Miss Annie French was also in white; Miss H. Paxton Brown, in peacock-blue taffetas; Miss Dora Brown, in black satin;

Dr McLaren, in a soft black robe draped with white, and black scarf ; Miss De C. Lewthwaite Dewar, in black; Miss Katie Dewar,

in soft brown; and Mrs Gray, in mauve.”

 

 

 

 

The British Newspaper Archive.

 

 

 

George Fairfull-Smith, August 2023.