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The 19th C. Gentleman
as portrayed by "Currier & Ives"
A collection of 19th
century lithographs devoted to scenes of a gentleman's life- drinking, hunting, gambling
& racing,
Etiquette
for Gentlemen
The custom of "visiting cards" for the gentleman.
The Well-Appointed Victorian Carriage
At the end of the nineteenth century, affluent Victorian women
took great interest in the appointments and accessories of their
carriages.
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Repousse Smalls
A collection of
sterling silver
pieces including Tobacciana, antique cigar cutters and
vintage cigarette cases.
Sunday and Sunday Fine Antique Jewelry
Specializes in
antique jewelry and vintage watches with emphasis on Victorian,
Edwardian, Art Deco, and Art Nouveau eras. Including pocket
watch chains, fobs, early Victorian rings and pendants,
Edwardian and Art Deco filigree, military sweetheart pieces and
other vintage militaria, Tobacciana, including antique cigar cutters and
vintage cigarette cases.
The History of Golf
The history of the greatest game ever played, written by
Henry Howland.
Victorian
Golf Cartoons
A series of Victorian golf cartoons by sports illustrator, A.B.
Frost from 1895.
The
Proper Attire for the Victorian Groom
A Victorian etiquette book tells the groom how to dress.
Men's
Victorian Clothing
Articles, prints, and pictures of men's 19th century clothing.
A Masculine High Tea
A young married woman, wishing to entertain some of her husband's
friends hit upon the idea of a high tea.
19th
Century Golf
A directory of pages about the sport of golf.
Victorian
Wedding Guest Etiquette
What does a gentleman wear and bring to a Victorian wedding... a
Victorian etiquette book tells what is required of the ideal
wedding guest.
The
Unsuitable Suitor of 1879-
A Victorian "Brush-Off"
The rules and suggestions for courtship and romance occupy most of
the space in Victorian etiquette and letter writing books... there
is generally one curt letter of refusal to a marriage proposal.
A
Whisper to a Newly Married Pair, 1860
Advice to the Victorian husband- "You give your wife a
certain sum of money …
I really cannot see the necessity of obliging her to
account to you for the exact manner in which she has laid it out.
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Familiarities Between Relations
Christmas
Presents for Men from Harper's Bazaar
Suggestions for
a Christmas gift for the Victorian gentleman.
Tobacco
Pouch, c1858
LEISURE
& SPORTS
A
History of Traditional Board Games
History
of Traditional Table Games
History
of English Pub Games
A
History of Traditional English Lawn Games
Smithsonian:
Sports History
The
International Playing Card Society
Noxious
Weed: The Anti-Tobacco Movement in America
Play
Ball! Baseball in the 19th Century
SOCIETY
Alice
and the Victorian Gentleman
What
is a Gentleman?
Newman
on the Gentleman
The
Definition of a Gentleman - Mark Twain
1846:
Portrait of the Nation
Etiquette
for the Ball Room
Politics
of the 1870s & 1880s
BUSINESS
& SUCCESS
National
Museum of American History: Edison After Forty- The Challenge of
Success
National
Museum of American History: TOOL CHESTS: Symbol and Servant
Money
& Coinage in Victorian Britain
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