Regency Advertisements: Governess Wanted
This want ad appeared in Monmouthshire Merlin on Saturday 17, October 1829.
This want ad appeared in Monmouthshire Merlin on Saturday 17, October 1829.
Plates and descriptions of these gowns appeared in La Belle Assemblée’s January 1828 edition.
The Complete Book of Trades, Or the Parents’ Guide and Youths’ Instructor (1837) Fascinating insight into one of the trades of the Regency. For other Continue
This tip comes from The Family Receipt Book (1819). While I am a little baffled at this hint in a family recipe book, it nonetheless Continue