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Regency Fashion: Full and Walking Dress (1808)

By Anne | May 26, 2020 - 6:25 am |June 1, 2020 Regency Fashion

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The plate and description appeared in the May 1808 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.

Regency Culture and Society: Marriage and Money, a Debate

By Anne | May 16, 2018 - 8:29 am |May 24, 2018 Regency Culture and Society

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The May 1808 edition of The Lady’s Monthly Museum has, as their monthly debate feature, some interesting tidbits on marriage and money. Since this is Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: A Letter to a Young Lady with Introductory Knowledge of the World

By Anne | February 6, 2018 - 1:12 pm |February 8, 2018 Regency Culture and Society

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This letter from a more worldly sister appeared in the February 1808 issue of La Belle Assemblee, and is reminiscent of a letter from brother Continue →

Regency Fashion: Evening Dresses

By Anne | February 2, 2018 - 6:45 am |February 8, 2018 Regency Fashion

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From February 1808 edition of The Lady’s Monthly Museum. The descriptions are brief for this collection of three gowns, but the accessories suggest an evening Continue →