The Beauty Shop and the Old Time Pocket Parade
A fragment from a nostalgic column reflects on fashion and vanity, recounting beauty tips, the rise of the Jane Eyre era, and women’s pockets in earlier times. It notes a shift from ornate dress to practical, sturdy garments and recalls lively social scenes around mirrors and self-image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talia Larlowe Amile
Julia
Tage
Rosalind
Spearin
Tome
Pees
Amile
The Olden Times on Women's Pockets and Fashion
A fragmented excerpt discusses historical attire from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, tracing changes in women pocket design. It mentions the aulmoniere belt bag, side pockets in skirts, and the shift to placket pockets in gowns, noting social attitudes toward undergarments and modesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Love
Ala’ Indy
Renaisance
Roy
Haunted roses and a secret at Worth's cloister
An ornate Victorian scene recalls roses, godly talk, and a tense meeting between Lady Anne Breas and Harry as they move through the cloistered garden at Worth. George Anning listens while a wary guest probes past loyalties and memories of a poor husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Anning
Harry
George
Abe
Anne
Owaily
Anne Breas
Garsden
Worth
Impudent Stranger Follows Sammy From Grounds
In a tense scene at Lyllyngton grounds Lady Anne and Harry discuss Sammy, a red haired hump backed man linked to thefts around the farm. Sammy allegedly tailed the pair, appearing when Lady Anne intervened and a traveler warned of being followed before a continuation note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Beth Beem
Uynyogton Court
Sammy
Strane
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Mymelf
Lara
Rene, Te
Fiat
Leopold
Garto
Pope Pius
Praiaé
Beecham
Canada
Moopir. & Sons
Kellogg's
Amo Tay
Jessop
Bunny
Edwin Jessop
Lady Anne
Tang
China
Golller and Owen, Sts
Gendron
D.D. M
Lean Lawrence's Fair
Dunlap Si
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