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Regency Fashion: Evening and Carriage Dresses

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These gowns and general fashionable observations appeared in the July 1818 edition of Ackermann’s Repository.  Both examples of mourning attire, the heavy embellishments offer some Continue →

Regency Health and Medicine: A Receipt for Pomade Divine

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The New Practice of Cookery, Pastry, Baking, and Preserving (1804) A multipurpose skin balm for a variety of ailments, Pommade Divine is still made today Continue →

Regency Fashion: Morning and Evening Fashionable Dresses

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This evening dress and half dress appeared in the June 1820 issue of Lady’s Monthly Museum.  Included in the text are trends of colors, hints Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: John Glover’s Exhibition

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Appearing in the June 1821 issue of La Belle Assemblee, this review of John Glover’s exhibition gives a flavor of his work and personality.  Glover Continue →