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 →Category Archives: Regency Life
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?
Continue reading →Don’t Drink the Water: Coffee in Austen’s Day
It is rather impertinent to suggest any household care to a housekeeper, but I just venture to say that the coffee-mill will be wanted every day while Edward is at Steventon, as he always drinks coffee for breakfast.
Jane Austen to Cassandra
June 11, 1799 ~Although we are most likely to associate tea with Jane Austen’s day, chocolate and coffee were common enjoyed as well.