Mark Twain gets little sympathy from Janeites for his cracks about our beloved author, but it is my firm belief that he was a closet Janeite or he wouldn't have read her so much. So without further ado, one of her admirers...Posted by readymade.comWritten by Samara O’SheaPhotography by Levi Brown Even with the many fast … Continue reading {how to write a better love letter} →

Many ladies’ magazines during the nineteenth century devoted pages to making fashion accessories for the refined Victorian gentleman – slippers, smoking caps and braces. Braces were the perfect gift for a young lady to embroider for her father or fiancé, or for a wife to create for her husband. Braces, or suspenders, were worn from … Continue reading Gentleman’s Braces or Suspenders →

Featured are wallpaper patterns and border samples from the circa 1815 Regency period. These wallpaper designs are from the Philadelphia firm of Messrs. Virchaux & Co.Wallpaper of expensive styles and artistic variety were brought to America as early as 1735. Rolls of wallpaper did not appear in America until 1790, so most designs imported before … Continue reading Regency Era Wallpapers →