Historical Hosiery: stockings worn by men and women long ago
The article traces the history of stockings from Edward II through Elizabeth I and James I, noting shifts from hose and drawers to distinct stockings, the rise of knitted silk and worsted stockings, and the invention of the stocking frame by William Lee. It covers royal fashions, garters, colors, and the spread of stockings across England, Scotland, and Ireland, ending with modern notes on customs and regional variations.
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Edward II
Order of the Garter
Elias Ashmole
Walter Scott
Samuel Mayrick
Countess of Salisbury
Camden
Cressy
Edward Il
England
Edward VI
Lurd
Thomas Gresham
Howe
Henry VIII
Harleian Library
London
Edward IV
Mary
Elizabeth
Montague
Stow
William Rider
Thomas Burdet
Mantrin
Earl of Pembroke
William Lee
St. John’s College, Cambridge
Paris
James I
France
William III
Anne
Damer
George III
San Francisco Chronicle
Benjamin Disraeli The Early Struggles and Audacity
A portrait of Benjamin Disraeli tracing his rise from radical orator to formidable parliamentarian. The piece notes his need to create sensation, his garish stagecraft, and how public attention shifted from spectacle to substantive power as his position in Britain’s political scene grew. It recalls opposition within his circle, his sister’s support, and his motto Toujours audace as he entered Parliament behind Sir Robert Peel.
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Disraeli
O'Connell
London
Mountebank
Benjamin Disraeli
Philadelphia Times
Burnt Cork Days and Early Blackface on Stage
In 1850 at Belair Maryland Edwin Booth performed with John Clarke blacked faces in selections from Richelieu and Julius Caesar, plus negro melodies with banjo and bones, amid troubles over upside down bills. Joseph Jefferson, youngest actor of his name, made his debut at four under Thomas D. Rice, performing in blackface on stage, imitating Jim Crow. Laurence Hutton notes in Harper's Magazine.
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Edwin Booth
Tressel
Boston Museum
John 8. Clarke
Court House
Belair
Richelieu
Julius Cesar
Asia Booth Clarke
William Winter
John Drew
Laurence Hutton
Harper's Magazine
Fish tale and oddities from Nashville and Talbotton news
A Nashville gentleman recalls a real estate man who fished with a shirt as a makeshift tackle and hauled in many fine fish after discarding his clothes. Also noted are odd Georgia items: a mink killing a goose, homemade soap from 1841, a 15 year old laying hen, and a 35 year old peacock mating with a turkey hen.
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Nashville
Harpeth
Nashville American
M. W. Hollis
Hollis
R. A. Mizzell
William Adams
Talbotton
New Style Vinegar Bitters Promoted as Cure All Remedy
An advertising feature extols New Style Pleasant Taste Vinegar Bitters as a universal cure and purifier. It contrasts proper medical care with self treatment and saloon remedies, claiming the bitters prevent illness and financial loss, and offers the product with a free book on society rules.
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Puck
Beecher
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