Victorian and Edwardian Time Capsules
Fashion For The Coming Season by Helen Goddard – November 1895
Fashion for the Coming Season – Fall 1895. The average woman has one street costume for the winter season, which must do duty for many occasions, and November is the month that is usually selected for making it, as the new styles by that time are sufficiently settled to present something definite in regard to... »
House Gowns by L.E. Crittendon – November 1895
Women who do more or less of their own housework should have a neat and becoming gown, however simple, for the purpose. Calico is so cheap that one can afford plenty of it to make a waist and skirt of tidy fulness, yet one almost invariably economizes on material when purchasing prints, and gets... »
Table Decorations by Rose Seelye Miller, January 1893
In these days of aesthetic tastes great care is spent upon the table. Its napery, its dishes, its glassware are all the daintiest and finest the taste and finances of the owner dictate and afford. In summing up the dainty appointments of the table I neglected one of the most important factors of the... »
Free Antique Crochet Pattern: Sailor Collar
Free antique crochet pattern for sailor collar and cuffs from 1892. To make the wheel: Make 12 chain. Join. First Round One chain, 24 singles under the ring. Second Round Seven chain, skip 1 stitch, 1 double into the next * 4 chain, skip 1 stitch, 1 double into the next. Repeat from * 9 times, 4... »
Elegant Table Silverware: Latest Designs for 1892
Reported as the latest styles and designs for silver tableware in December 1892. Shown in this antique ad: Handsome silverware in the latest styles and designs, coin silver plated. Five Bottle Revolving Dinner Caster: Height 15 inches. Engraved rim; handsomely ornamented handle. Handsome bottles with silver-plated caps. Pickle Caster: Height 11 inches. Width at base... »
Dining Room Decor: Homemade 1892 Sideboard and China Cupboard
The combination sideboard and china cupboard, the subject of the two illustrations, was made by a carpenter under the directions of the designer, for a dining room having only one closet, and that a small corner closet built to complete the octagon form of the room. In this instance the sideboard was made of clear... »
Dining Room Decor: Frieze Decoration 1892
An effective design for the frieze of a dining room, whose walls and ceiling are of a light soft red inclining to a creamy red, is a decoratively drawn grapevine with life-sized branches, stems, leaves and grape clusters. The room referred to was colored with powder colors mixed with a very thin paste. The colors... »
The Most Popular 1847 Rogers Bros. Patterns in 1896
According to 1847 Rogers Bros., its most popular silverplate flatware patterns in 1896 were Vesta, Shell and Etruscan, as shown in the antique ad below. The 9 inch knife as shown in the ad was only available in the Shell pattern. Patterns from left to right: Shell Teaspoon and Dessert Spoon. Vesta Teaspoon and Dessert... »
Silverware Care – Victorian Household Tips
The following tips for silverware care were found in a Victorian era ladies magazine from 1896. A reader wrote in to share her time-saving tips for keeping silverware shiny and ready for use at a moment’s notice. The Care of Silverware As only the few can afford a butler, or a maid whose special duties are... »
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