Regency Reader Questions: Women and Cards
Regency Reader Question I often read of men adjourning to the card room at a ball, were women allowed to play cards? Would it have Continue
Regency Reader Question I often read of men adjourning to the card room at a ball, were women allowed to play cards? Would it have Continue
In the Young Lady’s Book: A Manual of Elegant Recreations, Exercises and Pursuits (1829), drawing is not listed as a separate pastime but is inferred Continue
For the enterprising fisherman, The New Family Receipt Book (1815) has a wealth of DIY tips and tricks:
New Picture of London (1830) Sass’s Academy, later Cary’s Academy, was a London art school that provided training for pupils wishing to enter the Royal Continue