The Universal Advertising Sheet
As a corollary to my collecting early 19th century fashion prints, I’ve accumulated a number of the advertising supplements that were published along with Ackermann’s
Tag: 19th century life
Trollope: Bad Marriages and Toxic Masculinity
Trollope’s Bad Marriages Anthony Trollope was an advocate of marriage, having famously said that a woman’s “best right” was to a husband, not the vote.
Research-reading Anthony Trollope: Trollope’s Women
The Sexist or the Feminist? Anthony Trollope and His Women By Alicia Rasley I’m back in the mid-to-late-19th Century Britain, when ladies wore bustles and
Maid For You
Ah, having a lady’s maid. Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? Someone to pamper you and pick up your discarded silk shawls and rub your temples with
Research-reading Sherlock: Holmes and Money Crimes
In the last post, I discussed currency in the Victorian period, and how the Holmes stories give precise information on the price of everything from
Sherlock Holmes and Money Matters
Sherlock and Money Matters By Alicia Rasley The British money system in the 19th C (actually, well into the 20th C— the decimal currency wasn’t
19th Century Beauty: Everything I Need to Be Beautiful Can Be Found at the Supermarket
Our 19th century girls couldn’t run down to the mall to pick up the latest beauty products…instead, they went down to the larder and out
19th Century Beauty: Detestable Compositions
Today it’s no big deal for young women to use lipstick, eye pencils, and any other number of cosmetics to improve on nature or conceal
Research-reading Sherlock Holmes
The Curious Case of the Author and the Detective Hi, I’m Alicia Rasley, a new Book View Café member. I write Regency romances, and I
An Intriguing Item
Not too long ago I ran across a fascinating item in the March 1, 1807 Monthly Compendium of Literary, Fashionable, and Domestic Advertisements–basically, the ads
Fish, Preciousssss
Ah, holiday customs. At my house, we’ve developed one we’re very fond of: after exchanging presents and eating Christmas dinner and pulling crackers (we lurrrrve
Flirting with Props, Part 4: Parasols
I must say that I regret that parasols are no longer in fashion—a pity, as they have a long history stretching back to the ancient
Flirting with Props, Part 3: Fans
In our primer on Victorian flirtation techniques, we’ve learned how to utilize the handkerchief and the gloves to conduct our secret intrigues; now, it is