Edwardian house parties could be naughty, raucous, and elegant, but they were ruled by the strictest etiquette, ranging from how much to tip the servants, when to bathe, and when one was permitted to retire for bed! After a successful Saturday-to-Monday or week-long house party, courtesy demanded a note sent to the hostess expressing appreciation …
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Mrs. Alec Tweedie on Edwardian Bachelor Girls vs Jane Austen’s Old Maids
In the days of Jane Austen women made pickles and jams and conserves, or cured hams, while waiting for a husband. When the husband came not, they languished and died. But now women are all vitality and life. Manufacturers make jam and pickles; women have discarded satin shoes for walking, and donned stout boots; they …
Pride & Prejudice, Comic Book Style
Though the bucolic world described by Jane Austen is far removed from the Edwardian era, the news of a Pride & Prejudice comic book does still count–after all, Austen’s novels were very popular at this time! Written by two-time Rita Award-Winner Nancy Butler and inked by acclaimed artist Hugo Petrus, Marvel Comics is offering a …