From Britannica:
There are variations between countries in the celebration of April Fools’ Day, but all have in common an excuse to make someone play the fool. In France, for example, the fooled person is called poisson d’avril (“April fish”), perhaps in reference to a young fish and hence to one that is easily caught…
Image: La Vie Parisienne, April 7, 1923.
I’m sorry I’m not posting as regularly as usual right now. I just started a new job last week, so I’ve been a little busier than usual, and technology hasn’t developed far enough for me to blog on the subway!
In the meantime, here’s a wonderful vintage soap advertisement for your viewing pleasure. I wish Colgate would bring back this product for all of us tired-and-dirty commuters.
Image via National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
For the first day of Spring!
Victor Borisov-Musatov, Spring Sun, ca. 1899. Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
Erté, Compact Vanities (1974), via Wikiart.
Charles E. Burchfield, Sunshine During a Blizzard, 1947-1959. Image from the Burchfield Penney Archives, Buffalo, New York.
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