The typical Edwardian woman wished to see her name printed in the newspapers but thrice in her lifetime: at birth, at marriage, and at death. Fortunately for the press-hungry, a woman’s wedding was cause for pages and pages of articles devoted to announcements, details of the ceremony, and adv[...]
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La Jeune fille à marier
He had drawn out his cigarettes as he spoke, and she reached her hand toward the case. “Oh, do give me one–I haven’t smoked for days!” “Why such unnatural abstinence? Everybody smokes at Bellomont.” “Yes–but it is not considered becoming in a jeune fil[...]
An Aristocratic Ménage: Consuelo, Sunny and Gladys
At the turn of the century, Sunny and Consuelo had yet to reach the pinnacle of their loathing for one another, but their marriage had grown uncomfortable enough for society to notice the mounting tension between them. An outlet was necessary to relieve tension, and this opened the door for the dram[...]
The Twin Bed
Victorian interior design was characterized by three words: gaudy, ornate and formidable. Following fashion, private and public rooms were stuffed with objets d’art, bric-a-brac, heavy velvet drapery, tables, chairs, paneled walls, Oriental rugs, potted plants, gilded reproductions of Louis XV[...]
Le Divorce, Edwardian Style
With love and marriage, there can unfortunately be divorce. For our Edwardian counterparts, divorce was a difficult and arduous process that could be, depending upon the social circle, a one-way ticket to the cut direct. The law of England regarded marriage as a contract, a status and institution. U[...]
