Queen Victoria's Bloomers Sold At Aug 2, 2008
The pants are open-crotch with separate legs joined by a draw-string at the waist, a popular style in the late Victorian era. A family from Lincolnshire put them up for auction, and a Canadian buyer has finally purchased them. (Oneindia)
Canadian buys Queen Victoria's underwear Aug 1, 2008
Asked what drove her to collect Queen Victoria's personal items, she said the British monarch left her imprint on her age - now famously called the Victorian era. Three decades ago, I got interested in the social history of the 19th century. (India Times)
(Queen) Victoria's secret is out and sells for $9,000 Jul 31, 2008
They are open-crotch style, with separate legs joined by a drawstring at the waist, a popular style in the late Victorian era. The royal drawers belonged to a family in western England whose ancestor was a lady-in-waiting for the queen. (MSNBC -- International)
Toronto woman snaps up Queen Victoria's knickers Jul 31, 2008
They are open-crotch style, with separate legs joined by a drawstring at the waist -- popular in the late Victorian era. A young woman models the pair of bloomers said to have belonged to Queen Victoria. (Globe and Mail -- National)
The Golden Blindfold Award Jul 30, 2008
Were this the Victorian era, I would promptly order you some smelling salts and a fainting couch to assist you with this obvious case of the vapors. If you have a significant other, perhaps that person could take on the caring responsibility of going through the paper before you get hold of it and discretely snip out anything unpleasant. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Confessions of a museum junkie Jul 28, 2008
Perhaps the most significant tidbit of info our guide Hal told us was that she really tried to get away from the excessive decoration that was in vogue in the Victorian era. It surprised me because she didn't seem to put that in what I've read of her books--and I admit that I'm not Edith Wharton scholar. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
REQUIRED READING Jul 27, 2008
During the Victorian era, the erotica of history - nude statues, private diaries and the like - were locked in "secret cabinets" in museums. Perrottet picks the locks, exposing everything from etiquette at Caligula's parties to the penance required by the Catholic Church for various sexual positions Oh, and Napoleon Bonaparte's, um, Waterloo is in a box in New Jersey, the author says. (New York Post -- Opinions)
A block of history in Market Square Jul 26, 2008
In the later 1880s many buildings were reconfigured, four stories becoming three to allow for the tall ceiling preferred during the Victorian era. It's not clear what year the Sheafe followed suit, but it did. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Grant helps Queen Anne mansion get a new coat Jul 25, 2008
Several patterns are being combined into an original ceiling pattern in green and pink shades which were favorite colors of the Victorian era. Paul Monson, NHS board member, is the coordinator of both projects. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Read A Book About Coleus Plants by ... Jul 23, 2008
Beyond the Victorian era and the 1970 s houseplant craze, Coleus: Rainbow Foliage For Containers and Gardens begins with a coleus history. This section includes a recount of the scientific epithets and why gardeners will not find a sign for at the local garden center. (Suite101.com)
Labour party desperate to keep Union flag flying Jul 22, 2008
The closing of the Scottish mind to Britishness, as it had been transmitted from the Victorian era, has come, slice by slice, since the early 1960s - as the nationalists took a seat in 1967, as the main parties adopted schemes of devolution and as Scotland's intellectuals added nationalism to their socialism. (The Scottish Nationalists now run the country's devolved government in Edinburgh. (Financial Times)
Pet Friendly Inns Niagara-on-the-La... Jul 20, 2008
Afternoon Tea is a return to the refinement of the Victorian era tradition of English High Tea, daily from noon to 6 00. Escabeche is the flagship restaurant of the hotel. (Suite101.com)
Walking across Africa one man's journey Jul 17, 2008
You drew inspiration for your trip from the tales of Victorian era explorers like Stanley and Livingstone. Are there other explorers who inspire you to travel in their footsteps. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Black voices added to new animated show Jul 16, 2008
"Cleveland" follows the Browns as they move to Cleveland's Virginia hometown and encounter neighbors including Lester, a family of bears and a British family enamored with the Victorian era, said. The show is set for a 2009 debut. (CNN -- US)
* Hair today, history tomorrow Jul 13, 2008
Hair collecting took hold during the Victorian era, when notables were asked by their admirers for locks rather than their signatures. More so than an autograph, it was a sign of affection, said Harry Rubenstein, a curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Steampunk's subculture revealed Jul 7, 2008
Steampunk originated in the 1990s to describe science fiction that was an offshoot of the cyberpunk genre, but has since gained a real-world footing in fashion and design that evokes the Victorian era. Now a full-fledged subculture, Steampunk in increasingly visible at gathering such as Burning Man and Goth "Convergence" festivals. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Bachelorette recap: Was Jeremy for real or 'American Psycho'? Jul 4, 2008
I miss the Victorian era. Not the corsets, though. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Ellwood House hosts time travelers Jul 1, 2008
Kids will learn about the Victorian era by enjoying old-time games like graces, and by doing crafts such as china painting. They will also participate in household chores 1880s style, including scrub-board washing and rug beating. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Coleus - Jewels of the Garden Jul 1, 2008
Gardeners in the Victorian era only had to pick from a few varieties, not the hundreds of choices we have today. Whether you plant one variety or many, coleus will stand out as the true jewels of the garden. (Suite101.com)
Will this man make you happy? Jun 24, 2008
"We need some people going into schools with missionary intent. Before I became an economist in my 30s, I was a schoolteacher, and at that time the missionaries were the 'use of English' people who, under the aegis of FR Leavis, believed that teaching great literature could provide a moral education. Like the Matthew Arnolds of the Victorian era, we need intelligent missionaries in our schools.". He tells me about the Local Well-Being Project, a new three-year trial involving three local... (Guardian Unlimited)
Keynotes for June 19 Jun 19, 2008
1908 TEA PARTY- Boston actress Rita Parisi will reenact a 1908 Tea Party at the Hudson Public Library, Tuesday, July 19 at 2 p.m. The public is invited to hear the costumed actress tell of traditional tea parties and other events of the Victorian era. Reference librarian Cora Arsenault said that Parisi, who founded Waterfall Productions, has been entertaining audiences for over 14 years with programs that highlight her passion for theater, history, literature and costuming. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Letters to the editor Jun 13, 2008
The goal is to restore the house to the late Victorian Era ... Historical chronicles list the Victorian Era as between 1837 and 1910, the reign of Queen Victoria in England. (Thomaston Express, CT)
Mommy Jewelry Jun 5, 2008
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
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)
Green with envy? Apr 9, 2008
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)
Are you being served? Apr 9, 2008
Are you being served. Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
B.A.C. charts the progress of the female figure Apr 6, 2008
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)
The pain of waiting Apr 5, 2008
"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)
Symbols of our lives Apr 3, 2008
"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)
Hampton gardens will come to lifePark Service is looking for volunteers Apr 3, 2008
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)
Enjoying a spot of tea Apr 1, 2008
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)
Creating a Special Memory Garden Mar 27, 2008
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)
Real leadership - at a realistic price Mar 25, 2008
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)
The naked truth about sex Mar 3, 2008
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)
Lecture offers insight into historical attitudes Mar 1, 2008
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)
70s are decade of choice for period comedy Feb 28, 2008
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)
For the love of bricks Feb 27, 2008
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)
A suitable case for treatment Feb 23, 2008
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)
Pros debate to build or not to build Feb 13, 2008
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)
Wanted: Better Native Governance Feb 13, 2008
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)
Cal scientist reflects on Darwin's genius Feb 12, 2008
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)
Housing homeless is a duty, say Flint opponents Feb 6, 2008
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)
Flint's plan comes under attack Feb 5, 2008
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)
Prince Charles: Planners vandalise our skylines Feb 1, 2008
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)
Palmer students showing their Wilde side Jan 30, 2008
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)
Know your place ... Jan 29, 2008
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)
