Most Victorian houses were built with a linen closet, well arranged to show the piles of sheets, pillowcases, and towels, as well as the table linen, each and all with a sachet bag of sweet lavender.
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Victorian house pictures, rooms, house plans and historic houses.
Victorian, Regency, Edwardian, 1920s fashions and accessories.
Holidays, crafts, recipes, parties, music, dance, etiquette.
Home decor, remodeling, gardening, restoration.
History, lifestyle, mourning, carriages, toys and dolls.
America loved the Second Empire style with its popularity peaking between 1865 and 1880.
Antique fabric swatches are treasured as a source of instruction and of inspiration.
In order to truly envision the fashions of the past, we need to examine period photographs.
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