Victorian Times Quarterly #6 - Moira Allen

Every issue of Victorian Times Quarterly is a treasure-trove of hand-picked, original Victoriana from British and American magazines of the 1800's. You'll find a wealth of ideas on decorating your home or table in the Victorian style, plus delicious recipes (perfect for hosting your own authentic Victorian tea!) and inspiring craft projects and patterns. Plus, enjoy whimsical stories and poetry, beautiful illustrations, pictorial features and rib-tickling cartoons. Taking you from the royal palace to the humble country cottage, every issue brings you a unique, first-hand look at Victorian life. Victorian Times Quarterly is your ticket to explore - and enjoy - the beautiful, elegant, and ever-changing Victorian world.In Victorian Times Quarterly #6: A Halloween frolic and nutting party in the woods - Etiquette suggestions for guest and host, and how to furbish a guest-chamber - Objectionable wedding customs - The Brunswick ghost - A British family's adventures on a California ranch (serial) - E. Nesbit's childhood reminiscences (serial) - How to paint imitation stained glass - Hosting a high tea - A look at a South African ostrich farm - Fiction special: The Ghosts of Nether Talkington - Adventures of a British "tenderfoot" on a Texas cattle ranch - Some charming bookmarks to make - An Englishman on life in Paris - Writing to the rats: will it make them go away? - How to tell if it's going to rain - Guy Fawkes Day - Victorian ways to decorate a dinner table - Caring for the birds in winter - Children's letters to Santa Claus - Christmas in British history - The personal Christmas cards of Victorian celebrities - Christmas in Australia - Curious Christmas pies and pastries of the past - The Christmas table - Christmas games and entertainments - Recipes for a winter tea - St. Nicholas' Eve in Belgium... plus a bevy of Christmas carols, poems and illustrations!