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Online sources also designate clown performances as another example of women donning trousers when non-circus society demanded long dresses and long skirts of their dames.

Some female clowns perhaps jumped astride, not aside, onto their horses.

So why might not those styles of astriding horses, shorter skirts and trousers have modified non-circus society manners?

(After all, would not everybody love the circus? ;-D !)

Thank you for the linked images and information at the very end of this wizzley.

The Denslow link calls the fairy tale Red Riding-Hood. Is it less or more common to link the two nouns with that hyphen in English?

Denslow seems unique to me in showing her name in that hyphenated form.

The third subheading, Influential, advises us that "It was his idea to design the Labyrinth of Versailles (planned by Andre Le Notre) in a way it would serve as the learning tool for the eldest son of Louis XIV who actually learned reading from the fancy sculptures. This meant the inclusion of 39 fountains, inspired by 39 fables by Perrault's contemporary Jean de La Fontaine and especially Aesop. This labyrinth became so popular Perrault wrote an illustrated guide about it. The little book was a success as well, being reprinted and translated several times!"

Is the above-mentioned guide accessible in digital and publication formats?

Me too, I agree with you about the pretty pink of Rolls cottage.

Is that the aforementioned residence's original color?

Online sources describe Victorian money and power holders as domiciling indoor plants in greenhouses, hothouses and Wardian-case terrariums.

Might the Gaskell house have had all, any or some of the above-mentioned indoor plant-friendly arrangements?

Thank you for your comment below on Jan 6, 2024, in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question.

Online sources give an image of a building with a central, three-floor section flanked on each side by a two-floor wing. They identify it as château de Viry in the Viry-Châtillon commune.

Might that be the Perrault house designed and supervised by Charles for his brother?

Perhaps another message to Red Riding Hood borrows from -- are you noting that they have the same birth month and day? -- Dylan Thomas (Oct 27, 1914-Nov 9, 1953) and Theodore Roosevelt (Oct 27, 1858-Jan 6, 1919).

"Do not go gentle into that good night" and --paraphrased Move softly but have a carrying voice -- "Speak softly and carry a big stick" perhaps combined to conduct the woodcutter from cutting village barrel and cart and fence and fire and furniture and hut wood supplies to culling Grandma and Red Riding Hood from a lupine stomach!

It's like Make a big splash! modified to Make it loud!

Thank you for the three links at the very end of your wizzley.

The Frank Adams images and information intrigue me.

That information invokes the rescuer as woodcutter instead of hunter. Is one of those occupations or past-times traditionally higher socio-economically than the other?

Perhaps another message can be Look both ways before you cross the street.

That saying can be taken literally, particularly between an adult and a pre-tween, pre-teen child. It can be taken symbolically, as considering the down and the up, the bad and the good consequences of one's choices.

Red Riding Hood focuses on what currently gets her attention, without following the third message about staying the path, doesn't she?

The third paragraph to your introduction advises us that "The Viewing Park is a purpose built viewing area and is next to the taxiways that are used by aircraft landing and leaving the airport. There are 3 raised mounds that give a higher view of the airfield. We were so close to the planes and our grandson loved it . Best of all it is a FREE attraction but we paid parking."

Is the viewing area open only during the day or is after-dark viewing possible of evening and night flights?

The third paragraph to your introduction advises us that "The main trade of Tollesbury was crabs and oysters."

Do Tollesbury culinary tradition and present-day eateries have any signature, special crab and oyster dishes and recipes?

The 12th in-text image of the garland wreath on the kitchen table likewise looks inviting and photogenic.

Might its flowers be edible too since they matter for a kitchen table (where people must have been eating or preparing food ;-D!)?

The fourth subheading, The Waterfront, advises us that "By the Waterfront, there is a long metal fence with padlocks attached. If you are burdened by a secret come and padlock your secret to the fence. It is a staggering spectacle."

Are there regular removals of those padlocks or are they there forever?

Is there a sequence to what fence position those locks inhabit or might someone locate that lock at whatever location looks likely to lighten that secret load?

Thank you for your comment below on Sep. 28, 2018, in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question.

The Gaskell house draws me arboriculturally, horticulturally with its flat roof and tall windows.

Long windows here encourage hanging and windowsill plants additionally to counter, floor, stand, table plants.

Might that be the case with the Gaskell house?

Your wizzley appeals to detective instincts!

Perhaps an answer can be discovered in the how, when, where, why of Ellen and John befriending one another.
Perhaps it can be found in John's romantic history, if he delighted in one with or without Ellen. Perhaps it can be retrieved in the next chapter of their stories, with Thomas dead and his family removed as suspects.

Do we know what happened to Ellen, George and John?