February 1, 1928

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The good old days.

From The National Library of Ireland:

This is the procession for James MacNeill, newly sworn in Governor General of the Irish Free State. Our catalogue had this as Westmoreland Street, Dublin. I’d be happier that this is actually the head of the procession on O’Connell Street, having just passed over O’Connell Bridge. Would you agree?

In typical fashion (if you’ll pardon the pun), the Irish Independent writer dismisses Mr. MacNeill’s attire with two words: “morning dress”, but we are treated to great detail on Mrs. MacNeill, who “wore a clipped lamb coat trimmed with fox fur and a brown felt hat to match the fur. Her dress was also brown, trimmed at the neck with soft yellow, and she wore shooes and stockings to match the dress.”

 

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