Mrs. Alec Tweedie on Edwardian Bachelor Girls vs Jane Austen’s Old Maids
byIn the days of Jane Austen women made pickles and jams and conserves, or cured hams, while waiting for a husband. When the husband…
Marriage
Royal Wedding #2: Princess Maud of Wales & King Haakon VII of Norway
byThis week, we jump ten years in the past, to cover the wedding of Edward VII’s youngest daughter. Unlike eldest sister Louise, who followed…
The Marriage Age, 1896-1908
byIt is a remarkable fact that bachelors, widowers, spinsters, and widows marry now at a greater age than formerly. The following table shows the…