I’ve been watching some of the videos from the treasure trove that is the McCord Museum, and in this one about Fancy Dress balls, a few things:

-No one knew what vikings looked like

-Even in Victorian times people were trying to make Canadians give a shit about their own history

-the “Incroyable” the Adult Babies (“Our Nurse Nannie”), and the “harlequin” with the MASSIVE mutton chops are great 

but most of all

-Someone is dressed as “Tennis” and another as “Photography”