Predecessors of the Olson Twins

People suspected that they were smoking behind the barn, but the truth was much worse...

Candle

This embellished photo postcard not only has glitter, it also has a strange blue metallic sheen to it around the ivy leaves.

Captured by the Dude

I thought I'd segue from one dude to another. Yesterday I mentioned The Dude from the movie, The Big Lebowski. Today it's a dude of a different feather and a different century. The card dates from around 1880 and is a trade card rather than a postcard. I don't know why the dude is pictured as an ostrich. If you know, please enlighten me.

There are a number of advertising cards featuring the dude; they were not exclusive to T.W. Perry's. Here are a few more:

And this one, which is virtually the same as the first: