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Ellene Alice Bailey, ca. 1893 E.A. Bailey powder puff design, U.S. patent no. 471,680, 1892. Ellene Alice Bailey (1853 – July 22, 1897) was an American designer and inventor specializing in clothing and household goods. She patented over a dozen of her many inventions. [1]
Calliandra brevipes, the pink powderpuff, is an attractive shrub with finely divided leaves and clusters of red powder-puff flowers. It is native to southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. Portuguese common names include: Esponja, Esponjinha, Manduruvá, Quebra-foice.
A compact (also powder box, powder case and flapjack) is a cosmetic product. It is usually a small round metal case and contains two or more of the following: a mirror, pressed or loose face powder with a gauze sifter and a powder puff .
Parodia chrysacanthion, the golden powder puff, is a species of cactus in the genus Parodia, native to northwest Argentina. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit .
Powder puffs have been used as a stereotype image for soft, careless femininity, as seen, e.g., in the term "powderpuff sports", including collegiate sorority flag football leagues. The name of the Powerpuff Girls is a pun on "powder puff".
Balanchine and Karinska together developed the American (or powder puff) tutu ballet costume[9] which became an international costume standard. With Dorothy Jeakins , she won the 1948 Oscar for color costume design (the first year costume design was divided into color and black & white categories) for Joan of Arc , [ 1 ] and was nominated in ...
Powder puff is a piece of soft material used for the application of powder. The term may also refer to one of the following: Powderpuff (sports), female divisions for typically male sports, in some contexts "Powder puff", a type of ballet tutu; Powder-puff plant (disambiguation), several plants; Powderpuff, a type of the Chinese Crested Dog breed
Typically prepared using flour, eggs and butter or puff pastry as its base and filled with almond paste, dusted with sugar and shaped in an "S" or other letter shape. It was introduced into the United States by Dutch immigrants in the mid 19th century. Empire biscuit: United Kingdom Typical Empire Biscuit has a layer of jam in between two biscuits.