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Cake Recipe
An assortment of cake recipes from the 1800s.
Recipes with Wine
Cooking with wine, beer and other alcohol in the 19th century.
Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Recipes
Make your own Victorian food special treat with mouth-watering recipes from the past. |
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Plum Pudding Recipe
A variety of plum pudding recipes from the Civil War era.
Eggnog Recipe
Stir up an old-fashioned eggnog recipe for your holiday guests.
Christmas Day Dessert
Authentic Victorian Holiday Desserts and Recipes |
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Halloween Party
These suggestions guarantee that no matter what other reactions her guests may have, they will certainly not be bored!
Halloween Luncheon Menu
Have a Victorian style Halloween luncheon.
Paper Costumes for Kids
Colorful kids costumes to make from a vintage 1920s booklet will entertain children of all ages. |
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Christmas Dinner
Prepare an authentic Victorian Christmas dinner from oysters to pate, from turkey to quail, with punch, fancy cakes and coffee.
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu
Victorian Food: Menus from Harper's Bazaar
Halloween Luncheon Menu
Have a Victorian style Halloween luncheon. |
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Tea Party
Bringing back an elegant pastime.
Tea Room: A Road-Side Tea Room
Eating on the road 100 years ago.
High Tea
Article from Harper's Bazaar.
Teddy Bear Tea Party
Tea with teddy bears. |
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Party: Valentine's Day Party
During the late nineteenth century Valentine's Day was celebrated with luncheons, teas, socials and fancy dress parties.
Party: A Twelth Night Gala
The annual Twelfthnight gala of the North Star Chapter with period food, manners, fashion, music and dancing.
Party: After the Thanksgiving Dinner
What to do after the men smoked their cigars in the dining room, and the women have exhausted family gossip and the subject of babies in the drawing-room? |
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Table Decorations for Holiday Parties:
Silverplate
Compare your collection of silverplate serving pieces with these images.
Tiffany Tea Service
Tiffany five-piece antique tea service. |
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Create a Victorian holiday table especially for children:
Christmas with Dickens
Charles Dickens daughters tells of spending Christmas and New Years with her father.
Holiday Window Displays
The beginning of an annual tradition begins in the 1870s at Macy's. |
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Party Favors/Table Decorations
Download suggestions for Engagement Parties, Bridal Showers and Wedding Decorations.
Party Napkins
Entertaining? Learn how to fold party napkins.
Cotillion Party Favors
Party favors from Harpers Bazaar for the 1899 cotillion season.
Vintage Wedding Favors
Make your own wedding favors. |
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Old-Fashioned Picnic
Picnic menu.
Garden Party
Elaborate and lavish garden parties.
Correct Behavior on a Picnic
Picnic etiquette.
Fun in the Sun
Victorian beaches in the 1800s.
A Summer Party
A summer party in 1890.
A Summer Lawn Festival
A summer Garden Party in 1890. |
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The Well-Appointed Carriage
At the end of the nineteenth century, affluent Victorian women took great interest in the appointments and accessories of their carriages.
Winter Amusements in New York
How did people amuse themselves during a cold New York winter?
Halloween Myths and Games
Halloween myths and Halloween games played in the past.
Ladies Book of Etiquette Fashion and Manual of Politeness
Book of Civil War Era etiquette first printed in 1860 and remained popular in reprint for several decades.
A Victorian Festival
A festival in Port Townsend
Magic Lantern Shows
The American Magic-Lantern Theater recreates the Victorian magic lantern show.
Port Townsend
11th Annual Victorian Festival, March 2007
Amazon Drygoods
Catalogs for everything for true Victorian living for you- all in four fascinating catalogs! |
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