Today, I’m going to be a bit global. I will excerpt from an American book and use ladies’ fashions from France and men’s fashions from England. That’s the beauty of being a lazy researcher with a blog. Enjoy! From The Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Etiquette: A Complete Manual of the Manners and Dress of American Society, … Continue reading "1870s Hodgepodge: His and Hers Dressing Rooms, Bathing, a Bride’s Trousseau, Rules of Victorian Mourning, and Many Fashion Illustrations."