Lord Wolseley and the headquarters staff in Ireland mb-code DCA_111963 showing two ladies wearing excessively

showing two ladies wearing excessively large hats encountering difficulties in attempting to pass through the side of the arches of Temple Bar

From Queen Alexandra's Christmas Gift Book

arriving at the home of Mr Nilus

laden with various bags and tools

Lord Wolseley and the headquarters staff in Ireland mb-code DCA_111963 showing two ladies wearing excessivelyLord Wolseley and the headquarters staff in Ireland, 1896. Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833 1913) was appointed Commander in Chief of the Forces in 1895, a post he held until 1900. He had previously been in command of British forces in Ireland. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 17th January 1896.