Tag Archives: 19th century

Regency Health and Medicine: Worm Lozenges

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La Belle Assemblee, December 1817 John Ching patented a medicine for “destroying worms” on July 11, 1796.  The two types of lozenges, brown and yellow, were Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Wigleworth’s Wine

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This ad appeared in the January 1818 La Belle Assemblee, proclaiming the availability of every hero’s favorite drink (he at least likes one of them, Continue →

Regency Fashion: Morning and Evening Dress

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These lovely gowns appeared in the May 1818 issue of La Belle Assemblee as fashions for June. I have included the excerpt of Cabinet of Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Glove Etiquette Part Two

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This is part two on my series to answer a lot of amazing questions from a reader about gloves and glove etiquette.  Here is a link Continue →