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“General Adoption of the Rolling Skate”
Sporting cartoon (periodical)
"Summer Skating at Prince’s Ground, Brompton"
Sporting illustration (periodical)
"A Nice Game for Two or More"
Sporting cartoon (periodical)
"'Let me try, then' said Lucy."
This illustration conveys female athletic ambition and determination through its title, “‘Let me try, then’ said Lucy,” and in the rendering of Lucy’s body as she deftly rides over a ravine thick with brambles. The men who look on, not yet having…
New and Ingenious Idea for Croquet
Caption reads: "If men will flirt, instead of paying attention to the game, make hoops of them." Discuss how women are turning the men into equipment here.
An Alarming Threat
Caption reads: Miss Dora (debating her stroke). "I have a mind to know you into the bushes Mr. Pipps!" Mr Pipps (who is a complete novice at the game) contemplates instant flight. He was just on the point of proposing, too.
The Momentous Question
Sporting cartoon (periodical)
Croqué'd
Sporting cartoon (periodical)
Sweet Delusion
Sporting cartoon (periodical)
Croquet (also appears as A Slow Game)
Sporting cartoon (periodical)