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Ether for Every Occasion: Wedding Nights, Frolics, and Flammable Binges
Victorian era ether wasn't only used for surgeries. It was also used recreationally, as well as to address myriad calamities of life in ways that ranged from the mundane to the outright creepy....
Read MoreThe Girl with the 19th Century Curl: Hot Tongs, Setting Lotions, and False Hair
During much of the 1860s and 1870s, hair arranged in artfully placed curls and ringlets was all the rage. But those curls weren’t always easy to achieve....
Read MoreIce Skating Fashions of the Nineteenth Century
For a stylish nineteenth century lady, the cut and fabric of her skating ensemble was as important as that of any other fine gown—perhaps even more so....
Read MoreVictorian Advice on DIY Christmas Decorations
For many Victorians, homemade Christmas decorations were far preferable to those bought in a store....
Read MoreA Convenient Fiction is a USA Today Bestseller!!
My Victorian romance novel A Convenient Fiction has made the USA Today bestseller list!...
Read MoreThe Value of An Introduction: Vouching for Someone Victorian-Style
In the Victorian era, an introduction was a thing of infinite value. It was a voucher. A guarantee that the person being introduced was both respectable and worthy of knowing....
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