- 1. Rollerskating is Back! And Skate Queen Lola Star is Here to Share All Her Tips to Get You Started
- (Living)
- ... but skating didn’t really catch on in the U.S. until 1863 when American inventor James Plimpton patented four wheeled quad skates (two wheels in front and two in back), opened the first roller rink in ...
- Created on 05 May 2021
- 2. A Double Standard as Old as Time: A Brief History Of Rioting
- (General)
- ... 3. The New York Draft Riots, July 1863: Laborers in New York rioted for four days in July, demolishing parts of the city due to unjust price of being able get out of the draft: an enormous number, $300.00, ...
- Created on 04 June 2020
- 3. Meet Charmaine Sellings: Leader of The All-Female All-Indigenous Fire Squad
- (Feminism)
- ... In 1863, Sellings’s grandfather was stolen from his home as a child when the Church of England ordered a colony named Lake Tyers Aboriginal Mission, forcibly removing indigenous residents from the area. ...
- Created on 13 January 2020
- 4. Historically, Dieting Has Always Been The Worst
- (Living)
- ... similar story. His obesity had meant he was in and out of hospital, so after losing weight, he published ‘A Letter on Corpulance’ in 1863, primarily as a way to flag up why losing weight was healthy and ...
- Created on 08 August 2019
- 5. War Letters Teach Us More About History Than Any Textbook Can
- (Living)
- ... of the unfortunate 66th Regt, 1811. Attacking the Prussians in Plancenoit in the Battle of Waterloo by Adolf Northern, 1863. Some sentiments are common to all wars. I have read many letters – dating ...
- Created on 03 April 2019
- 6. These 19th Century Paintings Of Bored, Wealthy Women Caused Controversy
- (Arts)
- ... which our equally illiterate grandmothers gathered in the kitchen and the farm.” The Love Letter by Auguste Toulmouche, 1863. The criticism of the women depicted had little impact on the popularity ...
- Created on 23 January 2019
- 7. The Rats, Cats, And Mice Of 1860s Ladies' Hairstyles
- (Style)
- ... and texture. Some rolled hairstyles of the 1860s were incredibly elaborate. According to the May 1863 edition of Godey’s Lady’s Book: “Perfect scaffoldings of hair are now built on the head— roll upon ...
- Created on 14 November 2018
- 8. Long Before Festival Fashion Was A Thing, Victorian Women Wore Glitter In Their Hair
- (Style)
- ... among the tresses.” Empress Eugénie by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1863 In the following years, golden hair powder only rose in popularity. Empress Eugénie is credited with keeping the fashion alive. ...
- Created on 19 June 2018
- 9. When Mermaid Sightings Were Treated As Fact
- (Living)
- ... in 1863 and “The Mermaid of Zennor” —a Cornish folk tale in which a mermaid seduces a young man in the church choir — was first recorded in 1873. Mermaids also featured in the work of Victorian era writers ...
- Created on 04 April 2018
- 10. Victorian Pleasure Gardens Were Surprisingly Dangerous
- (Entertainment)
- ... The Broken Wire An even more frightful accident occurred at Cremorne Gardens in June of 1863. The public had gathered to watch a show put on by the acclaimed acrobat Carlo Valerio. For the past two ...
- Created on 06 March 2018
- 11. How Victorian Women Kept Those Fancy Dresses Clean
- (Style)
- ... 1863. (Met Museum) Dresses of printed muslin were very popular during the nineteenth century. These dresses could be washed, but if the fabric was patterned or printed, great care had to be taken to ...
- Created on 06 December 2017
- 12. Alexandra Of Denmark Had SO MANY DOGS
- (Living)
- Alexandra of Denmark married Queen Victoria’s son and heir, Albert Edward, on March 10, 1863. She was a noted dog lover marrying into a family of noted dog lovers. The resulting menagerie of canines ...
- Created on 15 November 2017
- 13. Here's What Victorian Women Used For Hairspra
- (Style)
- ... Roses.” For rolled and plaited hairstyles, bandoline was often applied with a sponge. Coiffure for a Young Lady, Godey’s Lady’s Book, 1863. Liquid bandoline was applied to the hair either with a sponge ...
- Created on 01 November 2017
- 14. How Victorian Women Styled Their Hair For Work And Everyday Life
- (Style)
- ... hope the above has given you some idea of how ladies of the 1860s wore their hair on an everyday basis. For information on more elaborate styles, please see my article on Fashionable Coiffures of 1863. ...
- Created on 19 September 2017
- 15. This 19th Century Luxury Dog Club Was Like Soho House For Pups
- (Living)
- ... a Pet Dog called Pepi by Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy, (1863-1923) The Dogs’ Toilet Club, though unique in London, was not an entirely new idea. Paris had already paved the way when it came to doggie indulgence ...
- Created on 19 July 2017
- 16. The Real-Life Women Warriors Who Inspired Black Panther's Dora Milaj
- (General)
- ... by the bosom,” wrote astonished British explorer Richard Burton upon arriving in Dahomey in 1863. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / CAPTION: “An Amazon in the Dahoman Army” from Volume I of Frederick Edwyn’s ...
- Created on 11 July 2017
- 17. Here's How Women Wore Their Hair in the 1860
- (Style)
- ... Magazine, 1863. Hairstyles of the 1860s are, in my opinion, some of the most beautiful of the nineteenth century. Hair was arranged in enormous rolls or plaited into intricately woven patterns. Wome ...
- Created on 09 March 2017
- 18. The Tragedy Of Victorian Seamstress Mary Walkley's Untimely Deat
- (Style)
- ... attention. Originally printed in a June 17, 1863 edition of The Times, the letter — signed simply “A Tired Dressmaker” — details the miserable work and living conditions of seamstresses, not in the East ...
- Created on 03 January 2017
- 19. When Fortune Telling Could Land You In Jail
- (Living)
- ... 1863 edition of The Times, when Sir Edward Belcher was asked by a contemporary about the identity of the almanac’s author, he responded by letter, stating that: “...the author and the editor of the almanac ...
- Created on 29 November 2016
- 20. No Reading Books Allowed, And Other Disturbing Victorian Advice On Motherhood
- (Living)
- First Born by Gustave Leonard de Jonghe, 1863. During the 19th century, there were many sources of information on motherhood and maternity. Some new mothers relied on the instructions of their nurse, ...
- Created on 20 September 2016
