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From the lockets of the Victorian era to today's sleek, sterling silver pendants, moms have always loved jewelry that carries the names or birthstones of their children ... Photography was barely out of its infancy when somebody -- or somebody's mom, more likely -- said, "You know, I'd really like to get one of those newfangled photo-thingies taken of the baby, so I can put it in my locket and show it to the girls at the next tea party." By the Victorian era, when large scale manufacturing... (Suite101.com)
Austen's hair to net £5,000 Jun 3, 2008
"Hairwork as a craft became prominent in England from the early 1800s and flourished in the Victorian era, with hair preserved in lockets and brooches, the auctioneer said.It is well documented that Cassandra, Jane Austen's sister, cut off several locks of hair as mementoes before Jane's coffin was finally closed, Dominic Winter Auction House said.Mr Winter went on: "We think that Museums and Jane Austen Collectors worldwide will be intrigued enough to bid on this visual piece to enhance their... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Servants of the Supernatural May 28, 2008
Despite the much noted piety and stiff formality of the Victorian era, it was in fact a time of great moral upheaval in Britain, a time when unquestioning belief in conventional religion was on the way out and a time that was ripe for some other movement to capture the public s imagination. Once the work of Charles Darwin had cast doubt on the Biblical origins of humanity and thus on the idea of heaven as being the place of eternal life, people began to question what happened after death. (Suite101.com)
Women's lib arrived on bicycles May 21, 2008
Victorian era women were expected to be frail, wear 7 pounds of underwear. Bifurcated garments called bloomers were scandalous. (CNN -- US)
KISS MAN KNOWS WORKING GIRLS May 20, 2008
" The man claims 4,800 sexual encounters. Not to be picky but, if so, where'd he find time left to make a list? Anyway, with his legendary insight and whatever other bodily parts assisted in the research, he gives us his thinking on Doing It. He rocks from the first cavewoman to bad girls of the Bible, brothels of Europe, geishas of Japan, courtesans of the Victorian Era, two-buck streetwalkers of Eighth Avenue, saloon ladies of the Wil 00004000 d West, slick chicks of Vegas to today's modern... (New York Post -- Gossip)
Historic house may open door to Jersey's past May 20, 2008
A new exhibit, called "The Pleasure of Your Company: The Power and Politics of Victorian Dining," explores the social life of Washington's elite in the Victorian Era, when Lucy Halsted Kean, the wife of two-term U.S. Sen. John Kean, was the grande dame of the Capitol. (NJ.com -- News)
More of this story May 17, 2008
The show looks at fashion after the Victorian Era and before WWII, a pocket of time when artists rejected high society style and corsets, and designers thumbed their noses at the Industrial Revolution by making handmade garments and accessories. FIDM Museum and Galleries, 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 624-1200 or. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
'Jack Keane,' is a funny, puzzle-filled adventure May 16, 2008
You will also enjoy many pop culture references yes, even Star Wars jokes told during the Victorian era. Unlike the decade-old 2-D adventure games, Jack Keane offers colorful and detailed 3-D graphics. (USA Today -- Tech)
OSU kicks off Pride Week May 9, 2008
"Most definitely. Didn't we leave the Victorian era behind? ". Seldom Seen wrote on May 6, 2008 3:49 PM:" Hey man, I'm a HETRO... yep, i'm one of dem derned Hetrosexes... Carpe's a hetro too. Yeehaw, thank GAWD he's a HETRO... mane, he done skeered me senseless thankin' maybe he was one of dem heterosexual... good golly, i'm happy to know he ain't. That's Hetro, not Hetero... git it straight, yuck yuck yuck... guffaw.Hey y'all, He's HETRO... that's coo lingo... means he's STRAIGHT dude... yeah,... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Tear down a 200 year-old home? May 8, 2008
Remodeled in the late 1800s, the Connecticut Historical Commission says that the house is important because its Victorian era "improvements" survive. The commission also calls it "a well-preserved statement of a substantial, picturesquely detailed farmhouse." Others think it's lovely, too, and its inclusion as "Teardown of the Day" on a local blog attracted no less than 35 comments. (Westport Minuteman, CT)
A Whitman sampler May 5, 2008
But Whitman spoke in the common vernacular and addressed topics many considered taboo in the Victorian era. While the scholars acknowledged some readers initially are intimidated by Whitman s writing, most discover his poetry and prose is worth the intellectual investment. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Belly Dancing In the Western World Apr 22, 2008
The puritanical views of the Victorian era saw the dancers graceful movements and undulating hip rolls as lascivious. The side-show concessionaires and vaudeville showmen were quick to realize what drew the largest and best paying crowds. (Suite101.com)
Dalliance and divorce in Victoria's England Apr 21, 2008
As Emma Donoghue reminds us in her marvellous new novel, wives in the Victorian era were usually classed with "criminals, lunatics and children": devoid of legal identity, stripped of property, limited in their opportunities for paid work. Print Edition - Section Front. (Globe and Mail)
Flights of fancy Apr 20, 2008
Her brother Henry Ward Beecher, the best-known preacher in America during the second half of the 19th century, owned at least two paintings by Heade, which provides Benfey the opportunity to insert an account of the most notorious sex scandal of the Victorian era: Beecher's trial in 1876 for adultery with his parishioner Elizabeth Tilton, wife of Theodore Tilton, his close associate and traveling sales promoter of his published sermons and tracts. What Benfey adds to that familiar episode is... (Boston Globe)
Birth Flower for December Apr 19, 2008
During the Victorian era those who sent bouquets that included a daffodil were telling the recipient of their regard. Those who included the jonquil were sending the more personal message saying I desire a return of affection. (Suite101.com)
Dating Rossdale's daughter Apr 18, 2008
Everett told Britains Daily Express newspaper, "What I really need now is a billionaire who loves Oscar Wilde and Rupert Everett and who will pay for the whole thing - 12 million is a lot for a film like this. "The Victorian era is expensive to reproduce and we want to film it in England, Italy and France where Wilde spent his last days. Im not against getting a good director to do it, but they are all so busy and no one is available. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Class learns art of paper cutting Apr 17, 2008
Brom, who's been doing the Victorian Era craft for two years, insists "it's not as hard as it looks." (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News) ... The craft was done in the Victorian era as a fireside hobby and may have led to the creation of intricate Valentines Day cards and modern day snowflake cut-outs, Brom said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Rails for resourcesWill China's $9bn deal with DR Congo really be "win-win"? Apr 15, 2008
You're reminded, irresistibly, of images of Victorian era explorers such as David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley, hacking their way across the continent. But this foreigner comes from a country that suffered from colonial exploitation itself. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
The Victoria Regina Tarot Apr 14, 2008
Cups have been replaced by Mason jars, which were invented during this time and which allowed food to be preserved so that harvests could be enjoyed year round; Coins have become pocket watches, which were beginning to be mass-produced during the Victorian era and no longer belonged only to the wealthy; Wands are represented by the fountain pen, then a primary means of communication; and Swords are guns, as the sword itself was literally being replaced by the pistol at the time. The Queen cards... (Suite101.com)
Sassy sisters, with music Apr 14, 2008 Are you being served? Apr 9, 2008 Green with envy? Apr 9, 2008 B.A.C. charts the progress of the female figure Apr 6, 2008 The pain of waiting Apr 5, 2008 Hampton gardens will come to lifePark Service is looking for volunteers Apr 3, 2008 Symbols of our lives Apr 3, 2008 Enjoying a spot of tea Apr 1, 2008 Creating a Special Memory Garden Mar 27, 2008 Real leadership - at a realistic price Mar 25, 2008 The naked truth about sex Mar 3, 2008 Lecture offers insight into historical attitudes Mar 1, 2008 70s are decade of choice for period comedy Feb 28, 2008 For the love of bricks Feb 27, 2008 A suitable case for treatment Feb 23, 2008 Pros debate to build or not to build Feb 13, 2008 Wanted: Better Native Governance Feb 13, 2008 Cal scientist reflects on Darwin's genius Feb 12, 2008 Housing homeless is a duty, say Flint opponents Feb 6, 2008 Flint's plan comes under attack Feb 5, 2008 Prince Charles: Planners vandalise our skylines Feb 1, 2008 Palmer students showing their Wilde side Jan 30, 2008 Know your place ... Jan 29, 2008 Time for tea: Winona County Historical Society hosts Victorian tea party Jan 27, 2008 Napa college holds auditions Jan 22, 2008 Our turret syndrome Jan 12, 2008 Hamilton librarian enjoys spaghetti Jan 10, 2008 Historic Conn. house warms to its new inn life Jan 7, 2008 MIND OVER MOTHER Jan 6, 2008 On Faith Jan 5, 2008 Historical association explores landmark status Dec 31, 2007 A device created by the water company's employees could provide a ... Dec 29, 2007 Abandoned cabinet turned into a chest of family treasures Dec 27, 2007 Lebold Mansion offers lessen in Christmas lore Dec 23, 2007 A royal milestone Dec 22, 2007 Stripping back to an art form Dec 17, 2007 Gratuities often unexpected but always appreciated Dec 16, 2007 Touring group brings Scrooge to town Dec 15, 2007 Seumas Milne: End of the free market consensus Dec 13, 2007 An old-fashioned Christmas Dec 9, 2007 Master builder helps children to design a home, sweet home Dec 9, 2007 Things get hairy at the Slifer House Dec 8, 2007 Of Dickens and Darwin Dec 8, 2007 OSU Extension: Ferns struggle to survive indooors Dec 7, 2007 More of this story Dec 5, 2007 Celibacy Blues Dec 4, 2007 These Old Homes Dec 4, 2007 Vine Grove’s Dickens of a Christmas kicks off today Dec 2, 2007 Tea served in Victorian style Dec 2, 2007 JIM DODSON: Furry Snout Disease Season is Upon Us Dec 2, 2007 HOLIDAY EVENT LISTINGS Nov 29, 2007 Gloom-and-Doomers Wrong on U.S. "Moral Collapse" Nov 28, 2007 New Dinosaur exhibit opens at the Pittsburgh Carnegie Museum of Natural History Nov 26, 2007 Haunted York England Pubs Nov 25, 2007 The wild ones Nov 24, 2007 Unique Florida Holiday Events Nov 18, 2007 Renovation brightens Shadyside Victorian Nov 17, 2007 Preservationists Mark 10 Yrs. In Richmond Hill Nov 16, 2007 Bagpiping helps children focus on concentration and education Nov 15, 2007 Cowboys and sewing machines: the post 9/11 dream Nov 15, 2007 Marion buildings recommended as historic landmarks Nov 11, 2007 How to Make Victorian Silhouettes Nov 6, 2007 Nip in for a quick one at the Crossed Legs Nov 4, 2007 There’s more to Halloween than costumes and candy Nov 1, 2007 Ghosts of Hotel Del Coronado, CA Oct 31, 2007
There is a Victorian era porch for waltzing and a city avenue where one could become a street vendor. There is also a 30-foot Mad Lib wall where visitors can create their own stories. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Cut to the chaise Apr 10, 2008
During the Victorian era, women used chaise lounges to sit on and to catch them when they fainted. While it's no longer common for them to wear corsets that can make them lightheaded, women still are the primary buyers of these accent furniture pieces, several furniture experts say. (Fresno Bee)
Are you being served. Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Freud's theory, Turkheimer said, coincided with the social structure of the Victorian era by which Freud was influenced, "when it was taken for granted that males held power in the world.". Thus, Barahal said, when people are talking about penis envy, they are talking about patriarchy. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
But this exhibition frames the role of the female from the Victorian era to the present in a way that not only delivers a spectrum, but also invites staggering questions of comparison. The male patron, the female as a commodity, the female in activity, and the female within the interior are just a few of the topics addressed. (Yale Herald, CT)
"In lots of ways, it was to do with sex. My mother especially came from the Victorian era. And it was the time of the pill, a sexual revolution But the old rules were based on a fear of pregnancy, parents had to make sure they steered their daughter safely into marriage. "It was almost impossible to live at home and have a life - living different hours, coming home late Yes, there were some boyfriends. But I didn't have a torrid time at all. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
That's why parterre gardens were called carpet bedding during the Victorian era, he said. For more information about the garden party, call Historic Hampton at 410-828-9480. (Towson Times, MD)
"During the Victorian Era, mourning was raised to an artform, especially for women," according to one website on history of graves. "Widows were expected to wear black (and, as time passed, shades of gray) for years after the death of their husband. They also donned mourning broaches and created wall ornaments made out of the hair of the deceased.". (Niles Star, MI)
This year's theme was "A Ginger Rogers Tea Party" and volunteers modeled vintage attire ranging from the Victorian era through the 1960s. Click Thumbnails to View Monday, March 31, 2008 Story last updated at 3/31/2008 - 12:39 pm. (The Examiner)
According to the ancient language of the flowers, so popular during the Victorian era, many names had plants associated with them. Of course many girl names are named after popular plants and that is easy: Rose, Rosemary, Veronica, Lily, Ivy, Daisy, etc. (Suite101.com)
From the first university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, through the cities developed in the Victorian era, to those that have been successfully regenerated since the manufacturing slump of the 80s, they almost all have universities. It's no coincidence. (Guardian Unlimited -- Politics)
Anyone who has studied the social history of any Western country would be familiar with the historical arc presented through the archival footage: the prudery of the Victorian era, the way families and the church struggled to tame the social liberation that stemmed from World War II; the sexual freedom unleashed by contraceptive pill in the 1960s and, subsequently, the feminism of the 1970s. And so on. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sledge also showed the gravestones of the era provide important clues to how citizens of the Victorian era were thinking. According to Sledge, "You can't walk through a 19th Century cemetery and not be reminded that time is limited.". (Eufaula Tribune, AL)
When it comes to period comedies, the 70s are the equivalent of Victorian era costume drama. While serious-minded filmmakers are forever reaching back to the time of royalty clad in waistcoats and dressing gowns, comedians are more likely to cull from the less halcyon days of disco and sideburns. (MSNBC -- News)
Britain is obsessed with the past, for both good and bad reasons, and constructions of the Victorian era are a GOOD reason. Victorian engineering was incredibly over-engineered, with the effect that buildings, bridges, machines all still work or can be made to, so if nothing else we should applaud those structures and monuments that oppose transient values. (BBC News -- UK)
What did women do between the Victorian era and now without lavender oil to calm them down and ylang-ylang bath melts to get them in the mood for sex. Went around jumping off bridges and being frigid, I guess. (Guardian Unlimited)
Although the film takes place during the Victorian era, Ferretti found his visual inspiration in a 1920s book about London at night. "The look was fantastic, the light was fantastic," he recalls. (Variety)
Launched at the height of the Victorian era in 1876, this paternalistic, colonial, oppressive legislation was enacted with the purpose of assimilating aboriginals, and thereby ridding white settlers of the "problem" they were thought to constitute. Needless to say, the Indian Act and the policy regime that has grown up around it have done little to promote thriving, prosperous First Nations communities. (National Post)
None of modern biology, no advances in medical research, nor success for the Human Genome Project, nor the achievements of biotechnology could exist today without the insights first advanced by that reclusive genius of the Victorian era, the scientists agree. Now, a UC Berkeley paleontologist named Kevin Padian argues that the coming bicentennial is the ideal time "to reflect on just what constitutes Darwin's enduring greatness in Western thought.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
The chief executive of Shelter, Adam Sampson, said Flint's ideas would send Britain back to the Victorian era. "What is being proposed would destroy families and communities and add to the thousands who are already homeless."We accept there's a problem with some unemployed people shying away from work, but the government must find other ways to tackle the issue like revamping the housing benefit system. (Guardian Unlimited)
The chief executive of Shelter, the housing charity, said Flint's ideas would send Britain back to the Victorian era. Adam Sampson said: "The government wants to return Britain's unemployed to the workhouse by throwing them onto the streets. What is being proposed would destroy families and communities and add to the thousands who are already homeless."We accept there's a problem with some unemployed people shying away from work, but the Government must find other ways to tackle the issue like... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
The Prince contrasted the building boom in progress today with that of the 1960s and the Victorian era. He said the same "gigantic experiment" was going on today as in the Sixties with the same mistakes being repeated. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Set in England during the late Victorian era, Earnest s humor is based upon the main character Jack Worthing s fictitious younger brother Ernest. Remmington Campbell, a senior at PHS, plays Algernon with all the British wit of Monty Python, adding his own cheeky flavor to the young Londoner. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Its author, leading educationalist Professor Stephen Ball of London University's Institute of Education, claims that despite government rhetoric over the past 20 years, class inequalities are now almost as stark as they were in the Victorian era ... In the Victorian era, Britain had a rigid class structure. (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
The pinkies up ritual came about in the Victorian era, and yes, it is proper to lift the little finger. Why. (Winona Daily News, MN)
The play moves back and forth from the fantasy world she created to the intriguing story of Beatrix Potter herself, who overcame her lonely, strict childhood in which her writings and drawings were discouraged in the male-oriented Victorian era. She went on to become the most widely read children's author of all times. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Turrets cast a fairy-tale spell on many in the Valley. Jaimee Rose The Arizona Republic Jan. 12, 2008 12:00 AM. (AZCentral -- Home)
I love the Victorian era dresses. Best word(s) of advice you've received. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
The window treatments and period furniture recall the Victorian era. (Ellen Albanese/ Globe Staff). (Boston Globe)
When the twenty-nine-year-old doctor stepped off the train in the fall of 1885, he was a failure," Makari writes of Freud's arrival in Paris. But not for long. Soon, he started a revolution in humankind's exploration of the mind. Makari shows us how psychoanalysis and Freudian theory took hold in the coffee houses, salons and clinics of Europe at the end of the Victorian era, how it inspired a movement and resistance, and how the world which gave birth to this revolution disappeared in the fire... (New York Post -- Opinions)
Since then, she has conducted extensive research, writing books on psychic phenomena and specializing in modern Spiritualism in the Victorian era. Don't dismiss Martinez's assertions too quickly; the nation's "Great Age of Spiritualism" turned the heads of many prominent public figures. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Nahas, who spoke at Gallagher s, a renovated Victorian era Cairo building owned by John Gallagher, is a chemical engineer with a historic home in Oak Hill. He spoke of the Durham Historic Preservation Commission attempts at getting the town s stone arch bridges on the historic registry. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Thames Water is on course to spend 1bn this year on improving its water and sewage services, including replacing large stretches of London's mains installed in the Victorian era. November 26 2007. (Guardian Unlimited)
In the Victorian era, collecting became a passion. The new middle class couldn't bring enough little trophies home for their cabinets. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Yuschalk chuckles when asked about the Victorian era, which he says has been a misnomer about architecture ... Yuschalk said the Victorian era was one that celebrated Christmas, but not necessarily in grandeur. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
The span of 63 years and seven months came to be known as the Victorian era, a period of great social, economic and technical progress in Britain. Mr. Lacey said the Queen can take credit for steering the monarchy through choppy waters in the late 20th century, when public approval plummeted after the divorces of three of her four children and the death of Charles's ex-wife Diana, Princess of Wales. (Globe and Mail -- International)
" For Anderson it is akin to a musician practising scales. It is about keeping one's eye in. For others it is a more passionate, even spiritual experience. "If you're interested in drawing the soul, even two weeks with the same model isn't enough," explains Terry, a regular at the class, who sees life drawing as a nude portrait more than as a study of curves and angles. Life drawing has a venerable tradition. From the time of classical Greece, the naturalistic representation of the human form... (Sydney Morning Herald)
"Tips can be a modest gesture during the holidays or an acknowledgment of sincere appreciation for services provided throughout the year." Some see holiday gratuities as a holdover from the Victorian era when wealthy nobleman would make some small provision for the poor during the holiday season. But Johnson feels holiday tipping is an opportunity, not an obligation. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Weaved into this show without it becoming a musical are the songs and dances that were part of English festivities and traditions of the Victorian Era. The songs and dances in the production create a mood and take the audience into the historical spirit of the time and place, he said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
In Britain, it has already led to the collapse of Northern Rock and the first run on a British bank since the Victorian era. But the impact will certainly go much further, particularly in an economy so lop-sidedly dominated by the financial sector. (Guardian Unlimited)
Think Victorian era North Pole, complete with old-fashioned decorations, jewelry and Scherenschnitte ... The Daley School held a collection of doll houses, built of paper and tin and some from the Victorian era. (Winona Daily News, MN)
In the United States, it grew in popularity during the Victorian era. And despite the effort that goes into making one house, Whiteman said, ultimately, it must be eaten. (Stamford Advocate)
When the people of the Victorian era, many of whom had developed a love of all things natural, caught wind of this fascinating hair jewelry, they simply had to make it their own ... People in the Victorian era thought that wearing the hair of a loved one was very romantic, said Parks. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
George Eliot, Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens, authors who wrote during the Victorian era, appropriated many of the scientific arguments of their day into their works. Eliot and Hardy, in fact, showed interest and fascination with accounts of scientific invention and discovery, and their works implicitly comment on science and its effects on society. (The Scientist)
When first cultivated in the Victorian Era, ferns were in cooler houses. There were places to show your Boston fern, Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis,' that were away from dry heating systems. (Cleveland.com)
During the Victorian era of the late 19th century, the look of the home again changed when a bay window and new windows were added. However, Bachilova said she found window casings in the attic from the 1700s, so the architects know what the Georgian-era windows looked like. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Oh true they were freaking-have you ever read any of those Victorian era diaries ... SlimOne See, them Victorian era wenches was just pent-up for denying what does come natural to the human being, but with some exercise in descretion and control. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Galbraith House"The James Galbraith House, 404 E. 2nd Ave., owned by Jane and Bill Chapin has been in Bill's family since 1968.The Queen Anne Victorian style home has eight rooms, including a unique hexagon shaped library."My favorite part of the house would definitely be the library," Jane said describing a rich wood mantle with ornate woodcarving that captures ones attention.The house is decorated in traditional elegant Queen Anne Victorian style, which is often referred to as romantic or... (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Residents will turn back the clocks to the Victorian era, dressing up in 19th-century costumes and paying homage to the time of Charles Dickens, author of A Christmas Carol. ADVERTISEMENT. (News Enterprise Online)
She also made 30 cranberry chair slip covers -- "because there were no plastic chairs in the Victorian era. And there were no tea bags, so we're using loose brewed tea.". Sweeney's costumes are representative of the 1890s -- the Gay '90s -- the time of Lillian Russell, Diamond Jim Brady and Saratoga Springs in its heyday, she said. (Albany Times Union)
The entire Victorian Era, in fact, was so distinguished by its full beards and repressed mores, many modern scholars now believe it to be a Golden Age of secret Wild Nose Hair sufferers. Let It Go Wild. (The Pilot Newspaper)
The Stone-Otis House will be decorated as it was in the Victorian era, and docents in period attire will greet visitors. Music will be everywhere. (Ivorytown Beacon, CT)
The Victorian Era, popularly identified with stuffy, restrictive and judgmental codes of behavior, actually represented a conscious reaction to the excesses and debauchery of the 1700s ... The Victorian Era, popularly identified with stuffy, restrictive and judgmental codes of behavior, actually represented a conscious reaction to the excesses and debauchery of the 1700s. (Townhall.com)
For the most part, the skeletons on display are the same ones that stood on Victorian era big game hunter -style mounts, but a century of research has shone a new light on them. Gone are the drooping tails, overly upright stances on the predatory dinosaurs and incorrect anatomical poses. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
The spirit of a young man dressed in a bowler hat and Victorian era clothing is seen waiting for someone. Both of these apparitions are found in the bar area. (Suite101.com)
The writers of the catalogue repeatedly refer to the Edwardian escape from the dark, serious drawing rooms of the Victorian era into fantasy, brightness, elegance - and, one might add, whimsy. The British, at the beginning of the 20th century, might be said to have been obsessed by childhood. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Site of the original white settlers along Sarasota Bay, Victorian era decorations festoon the buildings while Living History Performances occur in four locations both inside and outside. Near Jacksonville, Amelia Island Museum of History, is celebrating its first Annual "Christmas On Centre: Tours, Trains and Trees" on November 30 and December 1. (Suite101.com)
Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette The McCagues' house in Shadyside has new ornamental ironwork, porch columns and colors more in keeping with the Victorian era than it did before renovation. A glimpse of the exterior of her Shadyside house used to fill Carol McCague with dread. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Queens Chronicle - Preservationists Mark 10 Yrs. Friday November 16, 2007. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
He said currently their use is practically obsolete, but in the Victorian era they flourished in regimens throughout the British Empire. You had a lot of Irish regimens playing Scottish Highland pipes, and the Irish wanted their own sound, Damon said. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
So what you see coming out of that by the end of the 18th century and really taking full form by the end of the Victorian era is a cultural-wide effort to create a national narrative that, essentially, wipes the slate clean and replaces the stories of fear and vulnerability on the part of the male population, a sense of shame, with a story of 101 Daniel Boones and Buffalo Bills coming to the rescue of helpless and grateful women, which is a complete contradiction of the kind of stories you see... (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
The first property located at 610 E. Thorn St was built in 1907 in the Queen Anne style near the end of the Victorian era. For many years it was known as "The Thorne Place Club." It includes some elements in the interior that may evidence the transition to the Arts and Crafts period. (Marion Daily Republican, IL)
During the Victorian era, photography became the popular method of creating a likeness. It was easier and quicker to do a sitting for a photograph than it was to have a painting made. (Suite101.com)
Beautifully tiled and slotted below or beside popular locations, they were architectural gems of the Victorian era, but in the past 10 years the number in England and Wales has halved to around 5,000, some of which are filthy or vandalised. According to Richard Chisnell, director of the BTA, the city of Liverpool has nothing but two automatic toilets, despite its status as European City of Culture next year. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
But Jack-O-Lanterns of turnips, beets and even potatoes have been carved in areas of Europe, such as Ireland and England, since the Victorian era. The Roman holiday Pomona is rumored to contribute to the tradition of bobbing for apples. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
The Hotel Del was a state of the art property in the Victorian era. New technology at the hotel included telephones, elevators, a fire alarm and fire fighting equipment. (Suite101.com)
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