Halloween Costume Series Day 17: Dorcas Snodgrass’ 1910s Light Blue Nurse Outfit with Full White Apron and Cap
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“Nurse,” of course, is one of the more popular women’s Halloween costumes but I think they’re often of the “sexy” variety; I suppose the connotation is “hot yet nurturing” but it always makes me think of things like getting blood drawn, which isn’t really the intended effect. Thinking about nurse costumes did remind me of this Metafilter article about a nurse named Dorcas Snodgrass who died under mysterious circumstances in 1912. The article links to this picture of her in the Library of Congress photostream, under which there’s a great comment that brings together some New York Times articles about her disappearance and death, officially ruled a suicide. (The Metafilter thread itself is mostly just good for theories and chatting about the name Snodgrass.) So there — not much of an elaborate costume, but a genuinely creepy nurse story for Halloween.
Tags: 1910, apron, blue, boots, costume, Costumes, dress, halloween, historical, light blue, murder, nurse, white
Costumes, historical, paperdolls, real people | Liana October 27, 2008
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By Rachel, October 27, 2008 @ 8:54 pm
I just found your blog, and I’m absolutely in love. This is a blast, and you’re crazy talented!
By Liana, October 27, 2008 @ 9:45 pm
Aw, thank you! :D
By Lorie, October 27, 2008 @ 11:11 pm
Oh,I love a good mystery! How about a Lizzie Borden outfit?
By Shell, October 28, 2008 @ 3:04 am
ZOMG you linked me back, thanks! I love your blog. I was so excited you even visited mine I forgot to say anything.
P.S. I’d like to make a gratuitous request for a Silent Hill nurse costume!
By boots, October 28, 2008 @ 8:45 am
odd, i was sure i posted a comment on this yesterday.
well, to repeat: the creepiness of the story is nicely chilling, and you did a fabulous job recreating the nurse’s uniform.
love it!
: D
By Liana, October 29, 2008 @ 10:01 pm
Thanks everyone!
Lizzie Borden, interesting… Silent Hill nurse, probably not as far as the “halloween series” goes, too few days, too many nurses ;) I’ll keep it in mind for the future, though…
By vijay jain, September 26, 2009 @ 8:17 am
Its a cool, nice and sober costume to wear by a girl. this is also a message to the society to work for a mankind.Thank you.