1920s Advertisements From September, 1921 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. I love old advertisements. ...
Making It On The Victorian Stage – Do You Have What It Takes? And The Right Clothes? Dear Reader, I’m very sorry. I didn’t mean to abandon you, but life was kinda kicking my backside these last months. I am continuing my posts on Victorian theatre. If you recall in the first post, we learned about the various type of productions, the different theatres, rules concerning the...
How to Dress Becomingly in Mourning in 1885 The following appeared in Arthur’s Home Magazine published in 1885 in Philadelphia. HOW TO DRESS BECOMINGLY IN MOURNING By Ella Rodman Church. BLACK has been so generally worn for a long time past that it is not always easy to distinguish between those who are in mourning and those who are not. It is...
Victorian Spirit Rapping I was doing a little research on Victorian spiritualism a few weeks ago when I came across something called “spirit rapping.” Curious, I ran a search on the subject and found Spirit Rapping Unveiled! published in 1855 and written by Hiram Mattison, a rather sexist skeptic of Victorian occult practices. Since...
Seclusion During Mourning in Edwardian Times Today I’m excerpting from The Etiquette of Today: A Complete Guide to Correct Manners, and Social Customs in Use Among Educated and Refined People of America, by Marshall Everett, 1902. As long as the crape veil and crape trimmed gown are worn a woman should refrain from participation in all social...
Is Your Victorian Gentleman Sponge-Worthy? Contraception in the Years 1826 – 1891. Part II This post is a continuation of Is Your Victorian Gentleman Sponge-Worthy? Contraception in the Years 1826 – 1891. If you haven’t already, you may want to read that post before continuing. This week I received a copy of What is Love? Richard Carlile’s Philosophy of Sex by M.L. Bush. In this book...
Is Your Victorian Gentleman Sponge-Worthy? Contraception in the Years 1826 – 1891 I’m doing some major league procrastination today! I didn’t mean to find this information; I bumped into it while looking for something else. Anyway, I think it’s just fascinating. The following is excerpted from The Law of Population: its consequences and its bearing upon human conduct and morals, by Annie Wood Besant, 1878 The...
Regency Era Wife Selling I found this little bit of atrocity searching Google Books using the keyword “pastimes.” I had hoped to find some genteel crafts that ladies did to while away their evenings, maybe some embroidery or paper craft. No such luck. The following is excerpted from Popular Pastimes, Being A Selection Of...
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Fun post. I tweeted.
Thanks, @Ella! I hope your new book launch is going well! Congratulations!