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Millinery Creation Comes to Life
April 30, 2010 – 3:03 am | 1,117 Comments
Millinery Creation Comes to Life

The millinery workroom or atelier is the creative laboratory where hat designs are transformed from ideas into reality. See a hat come to life.

History of Victorian Glass Greenhouses
April 30, 2010 – 3:01 am | 534 Comments
History of Victorian Glass Greenhouses

The Victorian greenhouse was adapted as a place to socialize — inviting friends for afternoon tea, pondering and marveling at the display of exotic exhibits – the greenhouse became an opportunity for Victorian’s to show …

Fancy Footwear for the Beach
April 29, 2010 – 3:04 am | 8 Comments
Fancy Footwear for the Beach

In the late Victorian era, women typically dressed in knee-length, puffed-sleeve wool dresses – often featuring a sailor collar – worn over bloomers or drawers trimmed with ribbons and bows. The bathing costume was typically …

Swimming Victorian Style – Beach Etiquette
April 29, 2010 – 3:03 am | 786 Comments
Swimming Victorian Style – Beach Etiquette

The bathing machine was like a sentry-box on wheels; it was about six feet in length and width, and about eight feet high, with a peaked roof. It was set far apart from the bathing places …