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Madame Pierre Gautreau (1859 – 1915) by Antonio de la Gandara, 1897

It can almost certainly tell different species apart based on the shape of those air bladders. And it can tell if a fish has something weird inside it, like a metal hook. In Hawaii, false killer whales often pluck tuna off fishing lines, and “they’ll know where the hook is inside that fish,” Aude Pacini, who studies these animals, tells me. “They can ‘see’ things that you and I would never consider unless we had an X-ray machine or an MRI scanner.”

This penetrating perception is so unusual that scientists have barely begun to consider its implications. The beaked whales, for example, are odontocetes that look dolphin-esque on the outside—but on the inside, their skulls bear a strange assortment of crests, ridges, and bumps, many of which are only found in males.

Pavel Gol’din has suggested that these structures might be the equivalent of deer antlers—showy ornaments that are used to attract mates. Such ornaments would normally protrude from the body in a visible and conspicuous way, but that’s unnecessary for animals that are living medical scanners.’

I'm not sure if I ever shared this story before here, but in Curacao, when I was allowed to assist in a guest interaction programme, there was suddenly consternation in the pool behind us. A guest had entered the water and the dolphins were going crazy, paying no heed to the trainers anymore. The lead trainer that was with me gave the dolphins to me to watch over while she went to help. When she came back she told me what had happened. The guest that had caused so much uproar had left the water again and was asked if he had done anything to upset the dolphins. He hadn't, and he couldn't imagine what was wrong... until he mentioned he had a pacemaker. The younger dolphins in the pool had never seen someone with a pacemaker before and apparently it rocked their world.

Figure of a Knight from England dated to the 12th Century on display at the Wallace Collection in London, England

This figure shows the fashion of knights in Norman England. A conical helmet with a nasal guard to protect the face. The knight uses a mail hauberk to protect their arms and body from attacks. Lastly they have the long kite shield that was symbolic to the Norman knights. This shield protected the body and legs while on horseback.

Who’s your favorite ghoul (or manster)? 🧷⚰️

They look more like 1930’s styling to me.

Dresses in the 1930’s focused a lot more on colors, pokadots and other patterns.

“Feminine florals were first choice, but there were others, such as polka dots and similar prints. Despite the often drastically varying patterns popular in the 1930s, most of them shared a white background in common, further lending a gentleness to the print that made the fabric appropriate for summer.”

“With its conservative necklines and lengthened skirts, the 1930's is in our opinion, one of the most modest and most elegant of the decades.”

Looking at Lily’s costume during land of yesterday. It has sleeves and more patterns.

Most of the costuming looks early 1930’s to me. Especially if you look at the sleeves.

“In the early 1930s, dress sleeves were usually long and slim, even for juniors' dresses. In 1931 and 1932, larger puff sleeves began to appear on the runways in Paris, and by 1934 day dresses with short shoulder-widening puff sleeves, a hallmark of the decade, were what all the popular fashions boasted.”

Lily’s costume for the ballet even had puff sleeves.

“A variety of 1930s afternoon dress sleeves were employed to create the effect of wider shoulders, mostly variations of puff sleeves with generous gathers at the shoulder seam. "Capelet" sleeves that looked almost like a little cape when the wearer bent her elbows, a less full "flaring" sleeve and ruffle "butterfly" sleeves, even pleated sleeves were among the other varieties.”

I think that the costume designer made more fantastical versions of 1930’s costumes.

The men’s suits looks pretty accurate for the 1930’s though.

Sources:

https://theresejudeana.substack.com/p/the-fashion-journey-summer-day-dresses