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!