Victorian Times Quarterly #4

Every issue of Victorian Times Quarterly is a treasure-trove of hand-picked, original Victoriana from British and American magazines of the 1800's. You'll find a wealth of ideas on decorating your home or table in the Victorian style, plus delicious recipes (perfect for hosting your own authentic Victorian tea ) and inspiring craft projects and patterns. Plus, enjoy whimsical stories and poetry, beautiful illustrations, pictorial features and rib-tickling cartoons. Taking you from the royal palace to the humble country cottage, every issue brings you a unique, first-hand look at Victorian life. Victorian Times Quarterly is your ticket to explore - and enjoy - the beautiful, elegant, and ever-changing Victorian world. In Victorian Times Quarterly #4: Victorian Easter Eggs - Two Fox Terriers Named Jack - Railway Travel - E. Nesbit's School Days (cont'd) - How a Lady Obtained Her Telephone for Nothing - An Inexpensive Trousseau - A British Family on a California Ranch (cont'd) - How to Embroider in Crewels - A Book-Emblem Supper - The Etiquette of Visiting - How to Become a "Swell" - Angling Season - May Queens - May-Day Customs - Lives and Work of Professional Women - London's Customs Furnace - Historic Cases of Mistaken Identity - City vs. Country: American Women - Postmen of the World - An Educated Orangutan - Summer Beverages - "Americanisms" - Learning to Bicycle - Hats of the 19th Century - Whitsuntide Processions - Diary of an 18th-Century Boston Schoolgirl - Life in an American Flat - PLUS Special Fiction Bonus: "The Thames Valley Catastrophe," by Grant Allen, exclusive to the Quarterly