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Evening Dress | House of Worth | c.1883 —This dress of silk satin and cut velvet stripes is scattered with a roseleaf motif of cut and uncut velvet, causing shading of the motif. These beautiful materials, with a woven thickness created using complex techniques, show the high quality of Lyon silk textile. The overskirt, draped and gathered into an apron style, and the train greatly contribute to the dignified production of this bustle style dress.
Charles-Frederick Worth (1825–1895) employed Lyon silks abundantly. These silk textiles, used without a hint of frugality in the voluminous dresses in that time, were spread through the whole world as brand-new fashion. Lyon outstripped other production areas in terms of technology and craftsmanship, became firmly established as the source of the fabric used in the Paris Haute Couture. #whattheywore #historicalfashion #fashion #fashiondesign #fashionhistory #historyoffashion #vintagefashion #art #vintage #historicfashion #defunctfashion #historicalfashion #costume #costumedesign #couture #costumehistory #victorianfashion #victorian #charlesfrederickworth #houseofworth #kci

As reported by Arizona Family:

[Walmart] has pulled a t-shirt bearing the message “Rope. Tree. Journalist. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED” from its website after the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) sent a message to Walmart alerting them to the shirt’s controversial content.

The shirt was also sold in the online store of a company called Teespring, who was acting as the third-party seller for Walmart’s online listing of the product. Teespring has since removed the shirt from its website...

A shirt with the words “Black women are trash” prompted outrage in May of 2017 when links to buy the shirts on Teespring’s site appeared on social media and went viral...

...a shirt emblazoned with “Eat Sleep Rape Repeat” was not just being sold on Teespring’s site, it was marked as a “best selling tank/shirt.”

Addendum:

A journalist who reported on the "Panama Papers" tax evasion scheme has been assassinated.

The voters of Rowan County, Kentucky deserve a clerk whose religious beliefs won't supersede his or her obligations as an elected official.

The child can't even speak, but the teacher quoted him as saying "Allah" and "boom."

One of the first police officers to respond to the Pulse nightclub massacre is losing his job with only months to go before he’s entitled to full pension benefits.

Placer County is seeing a 270 percent increase "whooping cough" cases in 2017.

Ball Gown | House of Worth | c. 1872 —Worth rarely scrutinized or adapted forms from the East; in this unusual example, he has emulated Middle Eastern enamels. More often, he was an instrument of a Western taste that was projected globally via imperialism. He is said to have created 250 dresses on commission from Empress Eugénie for her appearances at the opening of the Suez Canal in 1868. This gown was worn by Mrs. William De Forest Manice, the donor’s grandmother, at both the French and English courts during the reigns of Napoleon III and Queen Victoria. When worn on such occasions, the dress had a detachable brocade train, since destroyed. #whattheywore #historicalfashion #fashion #fashiondesign #fashionhistory #historyoffashion #vintagefashion #art #vintage #historicfashion #defunctfashion #historicalfashion #costume #costumedesign #couture #costumehistory #victorianfashion #victorian #charlesfrederickworth #houseofworth

That would be Croatia, for those a bit rusty on world geography.  The pool (or underworld portal) is said to be 150 meters deep.   It's not surprising that ancient peoples would position churchs near such sites.

Via the Europe subreddit, where there is a wandering discussion.  And here's a photo of the church taken from the pool shoreline.  And another photo of the pool.  Lots more.

Who would've guessed a "family values" Christian would turn out to be a giant hypocrite?(You may put your hands back down.)

President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday and direct the State Department to begin the process to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, senior administration officials said.

A 4-month-old puppy whose face was severely damaged when she was attacked by another dog is well on her way to healing, thanks to the smart minds and technology at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

The family of 87-year-old Marilyn Stribley sent KCRA a statement expressing their grief as authorities continue to investigate the robbery.

A Christian "pastor" (with no sense of irony) told children waiting to see Santa, "Your parents have been telling you a story that is not true!"

Records show Randy Earl Jones, Jr. is already on probation in another county for the same offense.

House of Worth | c.1897– Élisabeth de Caraman-Chimay, the Countess Greffulhe was renowned for her audacious taste which is reflected in this exotic emerald and blue cut velvet tea gown. She often wore shades of green and blue to enhance her auburn hair. #whattheywore #historicalfashion #fashion #fashiondesign #fashionhistory #historyoffashion #vintagefashion #art #vintage #historicfashion #defunctfashion #historicalfashion #costume #costumedesign #couture #costumehistory #victorianfashion #velvet #charlesfrederickworth #houseofworth #victorian

The most recent (December 2017) issue of The Atlantic features a cover story about Andrew Anglin, founder of The Daily Stormer.  It's a long read and a frankly disturbing one.  It's a real eye-opener for anyone who doubts the intensity of hatred in modern America.  I'll place an excerpt below the fold...

On December 16, 2016, Tanya Gersh answered her phone and heard gunshots. Startled, she hung up. Gersh, a real-estate agent who lives in Whitefish, Montana, assumed it was a prank call. But the phone rang again. More gunshots. Again, she hung up. Another call. This time, she heard a man’s voice: “This is how we can keep the Holocaust alive,” he said. “We can bury you without touching you.”...

The calls marked the start of a months-long campaign of harassment orchestrated by Andrew Anglin, the publisher of the world’s biggest neo-Nazi website, The Daily Stormer...

Anglin “doxed” Gersh and her husband, Judah, as well as other Jews in Whitefish, by publishing their contact information and other personal details on his website. He plastered their photographs with yellow stars emblazoned with JUDE and posted a picture of the Gershes’ 12-year-old son superimposed on the gates at Auschwitz. He commanded his readers—his “Stormer Troll Army”—to “hit ’em up.”

“All of you deserve a bullet through your skull,” one Stormer said in an email.

“Put your uppity slut wife Tanya back in her cage, you rat-faced kike,” another wrote to Judah.

“You fucking wicked kike whore,” Andrew Auernheimer, The Daily Stormer’s webmaster, said in a voicemail for Gersh. “This is Trump’s America now.”

The full article is here.

Bill Donohue should try taking off his Grinch costume one of these days.

Consult this clever list to make it to Christmas Day with ease!

Get ready for a behind-the-scenes look at your childhood idol.

More at Wikipedia.

After more than 20 years at NBC's "Today Show" the network has terminated his contract.

President Donald Trump took at jab at Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, referring to her as "Pocahontas," during an event on Monday.

Demystified:

And explained:

But the more you think about it, the more amazing an accomplishment this number seems. The cage must have had a diameter of something like 20 feet, and the light fixtures had to stay powered throughout. The whole thing must have weighed a ton or two. Building this set was an enormous feat of engineering. What would it look like to a bystander as this amazing scene was shot?

Movie buffs will want to continue reading the explanation here.

Lasers are striking law enforcement aircraft in California and jets trying to land at Sacramento International Airport.

The Washington State Patrol says a man was arrested for DUI Wednesday after ramming a tree while drunk, naked and having sex with a woman while driving south of Tacoma, Washington.

The head of the Girl Scouts is asking people to think hard about hugs this holiday season.

The president was chosen as the “Person of the Year” for 2016.

Despite being a terrifying experience, the snake apparently is docile enough to enjoy nougat.

Facebook estimates that close to 150 million Americans may have been exposed to content from the Internet Research Agency between June 2015 and August 2017 on Facebook and Instagram.