In love with Lily Elsie

I have always been fascinated with period movies, period costumes and well, perhaps everything period, vintage or remotely so. There's something about the past that leaves me in awe. Everything is just so romantic, and everything is done with courtesy and grace. Most of the time I dream of wearing corsets and long dresses. Today, as I was browsing through my tumblr account I came upon pictures of this absolutely beautiful woman from the Edwardian period. Her name is Lily Elsie. 

Doesn't she look perfect? She reminds me so much of Rose from Titanic, and her face is like a mash up of Kate Winslet's and Rachel Weisz'. 

I googled her and found out that she was a theater actress, and was one of the most photographed women during her time. She had such an amazing fashion sense and was considered a great and talented beauty (as you obviously see).

   

   

   

   

   

Makes me sad to learn that she eventually divorced from her husband, never had children because of early menopause at 22 and was, for the most part of her life depressed and psychologically ill (she was even lobotomized). She was so beautiful, yet in the end she didn't find true happiness and fulfillment.

"The only way to succeed is to peg away. Work as hard as possible, and never appear to find things a trouble." 
- Lily Elsie