Vintage Linen
March 14, 2012 – 6:27 am | 7,464 Comments

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

Victorian house pictures, rooms, house plans and historic houses.

Fashion

Victorian, Regency, Edwardian, 1920s fashions and accessories.

Entertaining

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Home decor, remodeling, gardening, restoration.

Victorian Style

History, lifestyle, mourning, carriages, toys and dolls.

Preserving the Stories Behind the Garments
September 8, 2011 – 3:56 am | 3,815 Comments
Preserving the Stories Behind the Garments

Online database recording historic clothing and the precious, personal stories behind the garments.

Pretty in the Morning – Victorian Robes
September 7, 2011 – 3:50 am | 2,857 Comments
Pretty in the Morning – Victorian Robes

The Victorian lady wrapped herself in a stylish morning robe of some pale tint, high at the neck, and gathered fan shape at the back of the waist.

Victorian Dogs
July 30, 2011 – 3:09 am | 3,119 Comments
Victorian Dogs

There were dogs small enough to be held in the lap and requiring the care of the lady herself or of a well-trained maid.

Summer Picnic
July 29, 2011 – 3:20 am | 2,302 Comments
Summer Picnic

An old-fashioned Victorian picnic would be a charming interlude on a warm Summer day.