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Regency Fashion: A Walking and Evening Dress

By Anne | August 10, 2016 - 1:17 pm |August 31, 2016 Regency Fashion

These lovely gowns and their accompanying descriptions appeared in the August 1821 edition of the Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c. The walking gown looks Continue →

Regency Dish: Bill of Fare for February

By Anne | February 18, 2016 - 2:04 pm |March 10, 2016 From the Desk of Anne, Regency Dish, Regency Economy

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The London Art of Cookery, and Housekeeper’s Complete Assistant, 1800 With such a wide array of poultry and seafood, February’s table is meat and veggie Continue →

Regency Dish: Soup a la Camerani

By Anne | October 8, 2015 - 4:36 pm |October 20, 2015 From the Desk of Anne, Regency Dish

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Potage a la Camerani, or Macaroni soup was once called the “most famously expensive soup” in history (Soup: A Global History, Janet Clarkson) so naturally Continue →

Regency Dish: The Art of Removes

By Anne | May 10, 2015 - 7:16 pm |December 6, 2023 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Dish

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A fancy dinner party in Regency England would often have numerous dishes and courses. As has been true for over a century, French chefs were Continue →