Category Archives: Regency Life
Georgian Beauty Ideals
One look at a fashion runway reveals how much beauty ideals have changed through the centuries. What would have Jane Austen considered beautiful?
Continue reading →Wassailing
Wassailing and caroling are often used interchangeable as terms for singers going from house to house. But in the Regency era, particularly in cider producing regions, wassailing had a different meaning.
Continue reading →Ginger Nuts: A special Christmas Treat
In The Darcys’ First Christmas, Georgiana bemoaned the lack of ginger nuts at the Christmas party planned by her Aunt Matlock. Take a closer peek at the cookies she found so appealing!
Continue reading →More Parlor Games
What to do with company that comes for Christmas? What about some old fashioned parlor games?
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