Selecting Your Bridesmaids; circa 1894 “Modes and Fabrics” gives this advice on the subject: In selecting bridesmaids it is not beauty that counts as much as style and carriage. Particularly you want girls who walk well. The slow march down … Continue reading →
People in the Victorian era loved to display plants inside their homes. During the winter, they forced bulbs—daffodils, narcissus, hyacinths—in beautiful glass “bulb-forcing” containers. Year round, they displayed garden pots in their parlors. Red clay flowerpots, similar to what we … Continue reading →
When I was a girl, my grandmother moved from a home that included “attic treasure” collected from four generations of packrats. One of the finds I discovered was a horde of Victorian and vintage postcards, dating from 1898—when Congress set … Continue reading →
