Little girl plays pretend messenger, 1888

What a little cutie! Dressed in fairy wings and pulling a basket filled with packages, this girl is rocking the pretend play. The caption of this image, in adorable little-kid speak, reads, 

"I'm a messender, you see, 

Fwom Hymen's Expwess Tumpany."

  This illustration, by Jessie McDermott, is from the 1888 children’s novel, “Clover”, the fourth installment of Susan Coolidge’s "What Katy Did" series.

  (Check out McDermott's cool monogram in the lower-left corner. I love and hate these monograms. They're neat, but so difficult to decipher if you don't already know the artist! Okay, that's my rant of the day...)

  And I have another one to share - same illustrator from the same book. 

  A young girl holding a doll watches two women examine a piece of cloth. 

  These images are out of copyright. They can be used freely, however you like. Click on each to see a larger version, then save to your computer.