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Victorian
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Victorian
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Created on 03 October 2018
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How To Celebrate Christmas Like A True Victorian
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(Article tagged with: Victorian)
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There’s nothing more quintessentially Christmas than a Victorian Christmas, complete with mistletoe, tinsel, and candles on the tree. But there was more to Victorian holiday decorating than tinsel and ...
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Created on 19 December 2018
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How Victorian Ladies Celebrated Halloween
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(Article tagged with: Victorian)
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In the Victorian era, Halloween parties were rife with games designed to help young ladies see into their marital futures. These games were generally played at co-ed Halloween celebrations. There were ...
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Created on 31 October 2018
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The History Of The "Confidence Man
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(Article tagged with: Victorian)
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Though tricksters and con artists have existed throughout history, the 19th century confidence man was a creature that many Victorians considered to be uniquely American. Not a thief in the traditional ...
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Created on 09 January 2019
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These Dresses Could—And Did—Literally Kill
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(Article tagged with: Victorian)
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... that could led to (a v. fashionable) early grave; the color of your dress could also lead to a veeeery nasty end! I present to you Scheele’s Green, a hue with a mission to kill every Victorian it could. ...
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Created on 28 January 2019
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This Is How Victorian Men Were Advised To Treat Women
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(Article tagged with: Victorian)
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Nobody likes to be shouted at or spoken to in an abusive, combative tone. In the Victorian era, however, such behavior was especially distasteful when engaged in by a man and directed at a woman. Men ...
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Created on 03 October 2018
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Victorians Followed These Rules About Dining Etiquette
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(Article tagged with: Victorian)
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With the holiday season well under way, it seems an appropriate time to review a few of the many Victorian era rules for dining in company. The etiquette of the table hasn’t changed a great deal over ...
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Created on 05 December 2018
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13 Celebs Who Understood The Assignment This Halloween
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... that give Morticia’s traditional Victorian style an edgy, modern twist. With bright red lips and a rose in hand, Cardi transformed Morticia into the hottest mom in our world and the underworld. Gomez Addams ...
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Created on 01 November 2021
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UPDATE: This Jingle Dress Museum Exhibit Explores The History Of The Native Garment While Bringing Attention To The Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women Movement
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Historic art forms and stories are on full display at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park. A new addition to the museum is an exhibit on the Jingle Dress, a traditional Native garment typically worn during ...
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Created on 10 June 2021
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Kara Walker Helped Define An Entire Generation Of Black Creators—Now, Her Artwork Is On Full Display For The First Time
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... a humble art form. “I searched for a form that had a historical effect and found the Victorian romance with all its detachment and cleanliness, a form which—flat as it is—also appears as if it were impossible ...
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Created on 26 May 2021
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Rollerskating is Back! And Skate Queen Lola Star is Here to Share All Her Tips to Get You Started
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... Rhode Island in 1866, and started marketing skating as a wholesome activity Victorian-era men and women could do together. The fad reached a peak in the 1940s during WWII when it served as an escape from ...
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Created on 05 May 2021
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The Impossible Task of Keeping Up With The Kardashians' "Perfect" Beauty and Body Standard
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... harmful and unrealistic beauty standards” (via People).
Unrealistic beauty standards are nothing new: from the corsets of the Victorian era to the pancake powder, pin-curls, and beauty manuals of the ...
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Created on 13 April 2021
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Hair Art: The Morbid Trend That Dominated the Victorian Era
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... so the trend became a popular parlor craft among middle-class white women of the Victorian era. According to Artsy, strands of hair were braided into bracelets, molded into loops to create floral patterns, ...
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Created on 05 April 2021
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11 Winter Cottagecore Must-Haves That Are a Breath of Fresh Air
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... $119, modcloth.com 7. Trees Design Arm Warmers, $30, fleecycloud.etsy.com 8. Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers, $19.99, barnesandnoble.com 9. Moulin Roty ...
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Created on 17 December 2020
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This U.K. Artist Turns Found Objects Into Haute Art: BUST Interview
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... 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, ...
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Created on 30 October 2020
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How One Woman Changed The Video Game World Forever
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... VICTORIAN HOUSE. STONE STEPS LEAD UP TO A WIDE PORCH.
————— ENTER COMMAND?
Two simple sentences and a cursor, blinking like a heartbeat, awaiting your command. To most, it might read like the beginning ...
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Created on 09 October 2020
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Writer Rachel Syme Has A Perfume For Every Situation, Mood, Or Style — Here Are Just A Few
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... Beauty and Wellness Brands to Support Right Now (And Always)
You'll Go Nuts Over These Pretty Pistachio-Colored Products
Long Before Festival Fashion Was A Thing, Victorian Women Wore Glitter In Their ...
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Created on 17 September 2020
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10 Feminist Horror Flicks To Watch This Summer
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... on this list. Its style recalls 1960s pulp fiction novels and pays tribute to the Technicolor thrillers of the 1970s. Elaine, a beautiful young witch who fittingly lives in a Victorian-style home in Northern ...
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Created on 26 June 2020
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What Florence Nightingale Can Still Teach Us 200 Years After
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... the idea. They were a wealthy Victorian family, so Florence was to marry well. Thankfully, her aspirations extended beyond that and she became a nurse. After working for some time in London, she was put ...
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Created on 12 May 2020
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Author Rachel Vorona Cote On "Muchness," Femininity, And Her New Book: BUST Intervie
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When I read Too Much: How Victorian Constraints Still Bind Women Today, I knew I had to interview Rachel Vorona Cote. Cote outlines the book with personal anecdotes from throughout her life and analyzes ...
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Created on 27 February 2020
