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Regency Household: Washing Stockings

By Anne | February 22, 2024 - 7:29 am |March 6, 2024 Regency Fashion, Regency Household

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These tips on washing stockings appeared The Ladies Best Companion; Or, a Golden Treasure for the Fair Sex (1800).

Regency Household: Receipts for Cleaning Spots from Fabric

By Anne | April 20, 2021 - 6:42 am |April 30, 2021 Regency Customs, Regency Fashion, Regency Household

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Recipes and instructions taken from The Cook’s Complete Guide on the Principles of Frugality, Comfort, and Elegance (1810).

Regency Fashion: Restore a Velvet Pelisse

By Anne | September 2, 2020 - 7:32 am |September 21, 2020 Regency Fashion, Regency Household

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The A New System for Practical Domestic Economy (1823) has the following receipt for restoring velvet pelisses: With respect to the first of these articles, Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Stone and Powder Blues Exploded

By Anne | June 24, 2019 - 7:28 am |November 15, 2021 Regency Advertisements, Regency Household

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This ad appears in Ackermann’s Repository, May 1817

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