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Regency Culture and Society: 10 Maxims for Life by a Lady

By Anne | January 24, 2022 - 6:10 am |February 10, 2022 Regency Culture and Society
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More life lessons from A Treatise on Politeness, etc (1813).  The next ten are below.  If you are catching up, we presented the first 10 Maxims here. And Continue →

Tagged 1800s, 19th century, etiquette, lady, lessons, maxims, regency, Regency England, way to live, women

Regency Fashion: Cravate a la Paresseuse

By Anne | January 22, 2022 - 7:02 am |February 13, 2022 Regency Fashion, Regency Men
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The Art of Tying the Cravat: Demonstrated in Sixteen Lessons (1828). I think he is calling married and old men lazy in this description, but I Continue →

Tagged 1800s, 19th century, cravate a la Paresseuse, cravats, men, regency, Regency England, regency fashion

Regency Reader Questions: Ices and Popsicles

By Anne | January 20, 2022 - 7:18 am |February 10, 2022 Regency Dish
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Q: I know Gunter’s Ices was a respectable place for a governess to take her charges. Is it true Regency “ices” were closer to modren popsicles Continue →

Tagged 1800s, 19th century, food, Gunter's, ice cream, ices, regency, Regency England

Regency Advertisements: Cheapest House for Boots and Shoes

By Anne | January 18, 2022 - 3:11 pm |January 24, 2022 Regency Advertisements, Regency Fashion
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Regency lady at desk

This ad appeared in the October 1806 issue of La Belle Assemblee.

Tagged 1800s, 19th century, ackermann's repository, boots, la belle assemblee, London, regency, Regency England, regency fashion, shoes, warehouse
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