The answer to this week’s “What the…?”

A framed collection of velvet leaves used by milliners as color samples at the beginning of the 20th century.

Thought you’d enjoy a close up. Just looking at them makes me want to break into a medley from Jerry Herman’s hit musical, Hello, Dolly!

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