{"id":"2049","t":"Viennese washerwoman","t_s":-1,"tags":["3315","3322"],"thumb":{"fid":"5165","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_5165","circle_mini":"circle_mini_5165"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["3871","4577"],"loc":"3460","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>Costume presented by Viennese ballerinas passing through Brussels. On 4 June 1953 the newspaper <em>Le Peuple<\/em> ran the headline: \u00ab&nbsp;The 96th costume given to Manneken-Pis is a girl\u2019s dress&nbsp;!\u00bb&nbsp;: \u00abBut Brussels\u2019s oldest citizen, upset by the outfit, will never wear it (\u2026) Fortunately, no ceremony had been planned for the presentation of this costume at the location between the rue de l\u2019\u00c9tuve and the rue du Ch\u00eane. What would the people of Brussels have said at the sight of the little fellow dressed as a girl and hitching up his skirts to perform his mischevious act&nbsp;?&nbsp;\u00bbThis is the only female costume in Manneken-Pis\u2019s wardrobe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"The Grete Wiesenthal Ballet Company of Vienna","d_y":1953,"d_m":6,"d_d":2,"d_s":-1}