Regency Reader

Regency Advertisements: Elizabeth Eagleton, Lady Tea and Spice Dealer

By Anne | October 24, 2018 - 6:53 am |November 17, 2021 Regency Advertisements, Regency Women of Character

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great saring to Families and the Public in the of Teas sold genuine of the best and finest quality by ELIZABETH EAGLETON TEA AND SPICE DEALER No 83 Newgate Street London for Ready Money Best Bohea Congou Leaf Congou capital dilto good Soucbong very fine ditto superfine Padra super Fine Caper Green or Twankay Tea good Green Bloom Hyson fine dit n superfine ditto Gunpowder ditto Martinico Coffee fine Grenada ditto fine Bourbon dito genuine Turkey ditto Good plain Chocolate bet Plain ditio Sir Hans Sloane

This ad appeared in the October 1806 edition of La Belle Assemblee: Oh, how I would love to know more about Elizabeth and her life. Continue →

Regency Fashion: Morning and Evening Dress (1807)

By Anne | October 20, 2018 - 7:32 am |October 30, 2018 Regency Fashion

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These fashionable plates appeared in the October 1807 issue of La Belle Assemblee. I have also included the general observations about fashions.

Regency Dish: Bubble and Squeak

By Anne | October 18, 2018 - 8:26 am |November 8, 2018 Regency Dish

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The Female Economist, 1810 I am just immature enough that the last line gives me delight. Bubble and squeak is sometimes incorrectly attributed as a Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Charlotte Jones

By Anne | October 16, 2018 - 7:20 am |November 8, 2018 Regency Women of Character

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There was a collection of miniature portrait painters during the Regency era (and Georgian and Victorian) that were women. Charlotte Jones was one. Appointed “Miniature Continue →