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1. Hair Art: The Morbid Trend That Dominated the Victorian Era: (Living); ... hairbrush, you can follow Rookie’s direction and fashion them into a “CREEPY and BEAUTIFUL and semi-morbid” craft. Maybe the Victorians were on to something: human life is finite, but human hair is (almost) ...; Created on 05 April 2021
2. This U.K. Artist Turns Found Objects Into Haute Art: BUST Interview: (Arts); ... too, turning flower petals, dried leaves, and tiny feathers into gowns, collars, and incredibly elegant sleeves. She’s particularly inspired by the Victorians’ love of nature, and specifically, Pteridomania, ...; Created on 30 October 2020
3. This Professor Created A Lifesaving Drug — And She's Donating All Her Profit: (Living); ... buzz I get from finding something out.” Top photo via Unsplash / Drew Hays More from BUST This Dutch Doctor Isn't Backing Down From The FDA About Mailing Abortion Pills BadRx: How Victorians Survived ...; Created on 04 December 2019
4. How A Proper Introduction Could Make Or Break A Reputation In Victorian Society: (Living); ... them, or look them up on Facebook or LinkedIn. Victorians, however, were obliged to rely on the judgment of their friends and family. Ladies, in particular, had to trust that a gentleman being introduced ...; Created on 30 October 2019
5. How Victorians Cared For Their Furry Friends: (Living); Outdoor sports like foxhunting, coursing, and shooting were popular pastimes of the 19th century country gentleman. As such, the care and maintenance of one’s hunting dogs was always a subject ripe ...; Created on 23 October 2019
6. Find Out What 19th Century Gentlemen Think Of Single Women (And Girls) At All Ages With This Spinster Numeration Table: (Living); Recently, while researching, I came across a “Spinster’s Numeration Table” printed in the 1837 edition of the New Monthly Magazine. This table lists out the various ages of an unmarried woman and ...; Created on 28 August 2019
7. How 19th Century Sex Workers Were Blamed For Ruining Lives By Trying To Survive: (Feminism); ... header photo: Lady Hamilton as Bacchante by George Romney, 1784. This article originally appeared on MiMiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission. More from BUST How Victorians ...; Created on 21 August 2019
8. How Victorian Women Kept it Modest While Taking A Dip In Bathing Machines: (Living); ... Wood engraving by J. Leech. (Wellcome Images) More from BUST How Victorians Took To The Beach These 3 Victorian DIY Skincare Products Were Packed With Fruit Literature Meets Litigation: ...; Created on 06 August 2019
9. These 3 Victorian DIY Skincare Products Were Packed With Fruit: (Living); ... a Lady with Hat by Anton Einsle (1801-1871), n.d. This article originally appeared on MiMiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission. More from BUST How Victorians Took To The Beach ...; Created on 31 July 2019
10. How Victorians Took To The Beach: (Living); “The close of the London and Parisian Season has now arrived, and the Fashionable World has sought the invigorating breezes of the Seaside…” The Ladies’ Monthly Magazine, 1869. During the 19th century, ...; Created on 24 July 2019
11. "Ungovernable" Is Darkly Comical ...: (Books); ... in the July/August 2019 print edition of BUST Magazine. Subscribe today! More from BUST Victorian Girls Took Their Skin Health Seriously, Check Out These DIY Sun Block Recipes BadRx: How Victorians ...; Created on 15 July 2019
12. Here's What It Once Meant To Dress "Like A Woma: (Style); ... also ripe in Victorian England. What we now think of as the a bastion of sexual repression was actually incredibly sex-obsessed (seriously, Victorians LOVED their porn). But, like today, sexuality was ...; Created on 28 June 2019
13. How One Harsh Critic Almost Ended John Keats' Career And Possibly His Life: (Books); Nearly 195 years after John Keats’ death, even the most non-poetic amongst us can still quote the first line of Endymion: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever…” Yet, upon its release in 1818, Endymion ...; Created on 22 May 2019
14. You Will Swoon After Reading Love Letters From These 2 Military Leaders: (Living); ... appeared on MiMiMatthews.com and is reprinted here with permission. More from BUST How Georgian And Regency Literature Shaped Society's View Of Cats BadRx: How Victorians Survived Cold Season ...; Created on 13 May 2019
15. How Georgian and Regency Literature Shaped Society's View Of Cat: (Books); ... More from BUST BadRx: How Victorians Survived Cold Season With Chloroform, Garlic Syrup, And More How The 19th Century Recognized Their Obligation To Proper Animal Welfare These Easter ...; Created on 08 May 2019
16. BadRx: How Victorians Survived Cold Season With Chloroform, Garlic Syrup, And More: (Living); ... managed in similar circumstances. Did they take to their beds and slowly succumb? Or were there plasters and potions to help them through it? In fact, Victorians had a multitude of (sometimes questionable) ...; Created on 30 April 2019
17. How The 19th Century Recognized Their Obligation To Proper Animal Welfare: (Living); ... generally focused on environmental issues such as the effects of greenhouse gases. Instead, those in the 19th century—and Victorians especially—focused on conservation and man’s treatment of animals. The ...; Created on 24 April 2019
18. A Comprehensive History Of Women's Underwea: (Style); ... into tighter and tighter corsets. With the Victorians desperate to make the average 28-inch waist a frankly terrifying 16 inches. Prince is not here for your mangled ribs. It’s the Victorian corset ...; Created on 12 April 2019
19. A Victorian Ladies' Guide to Surviving Chivalrous Gentlemen Strangers: (Living); Victorians had plenty of advice on how and when a lady should offer a word of gratitude, especially when that gratitude was in response to a service rendered by a gentleman stranger. Some believed ...; Created on 20 March 2019
20. Rod Spankings Ordered to Victorian Boys For Joyriding Stolen Horses: (Living); Stealing a horse during the 19th century was a serious crime. Those convicted could be heavily fined, sent to prison, sentenced to hard labor, or even executed. But what if the horse thief in question ...; Created on 13 March 2019

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